DIABETES EDUCATION NURSE

Job title: DIABETES EDUCATION NURSE

Company: Interior Health Authority

Job description: Job title :DIABETES EDUCATION NURSE
Community :KELOWNA
Facility :KELOWNA CHSC
Status :CASUAL
Position Summary
If you are a dynamic and highly professional individual who enjoys working as part of a close-knit and high-functioning team, we have a career opportunity for you. We currently have a casual Diabetes Education Nurse position available in Kelowna, BC.

As the Diabetes Education Nurse within our multidisciplinary team, you will work with people of all ages and with all stages of diabetes. Some duties within the scope of this role include education of gestational diabetes, pediatric diabetes, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring. If you are comfortable speaking with physicians and teaching clients how to manage their diabetes, this is the position for you.

This casual position covers day shifts from Monday to Friday 08:30 – 16:30. If you have honed your nursing skills and are enthusiastic about your practice, we would love to chat with you.

Come to Interior Health and make a difference in people’s lives while loving what you do! Apply Today!

*** To be considered for this position you must be a Certified Diabetes Educator with the Canadian Diabetes Educator Certification Board (CDECB) and be eligible to handle insulin dose adjustments as per the scope of practice for Registered Nurses as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP). ***

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of Nursing with current practicing registration with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Current valid Canadian Diabetes Educator Certification.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License.
• Two years’ recent related clinical experience including: one year experience assessing, treating, and educating patients, family members, and others, about diabetes using a self-management support approach; and experience providing formal, adult, group education; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Certification as a pump trainer would be an asset

Expected salary:

Location: Kelowna, BC

Job date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 22:31:50 GMT