Hybrid Patient Educator RN - Children's Endocrinology Clinic bei St. Luke's Health System

St. Luke’s Health System in Boise is seeking a Patient Educator RN to join our Children's Endocrinology Clinic team. This position is located at the Children's Pavilion.

What You Can Expect:

The Patient Educator will work with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients and their parents. The Patient Educator will provide education, communication, and support for their diabetes management. As well as, provide rx support and management, education on injections and/or pump, diet education and continued management of their diabetes.

The Diabetic Educator will be embedded within the diabetes clinic.

The team works on a rotating schedule between 3 roles: educator of the day (working with the physicians in their diabetes appointment times); educator one on one (working and meeting with patients and their families one on one educating on current dosage, food selections, and overall supporting their diabetes diagnosis; or as the inpatient educator (providing education- in depth- to patients and their families as new onsets in the hospital, or returning to the hospital after diagnosis).

Schedule: 4, 9 hour shifts between Monday - Friday, Day hours - rotating every 6 weeks on call for nights/weekends

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's of Nursing Degree
• Experience: 1 years'
• Licenses/Certifications: Current RN License in the State of Practice AND Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Diabetes Educator - highly ideal
• Experience working with Type 1 and 2 patients

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.