Registered Nurse (RN) - Diabetes Education at TidalHealth – Seaford, Delaware

Why work at TidalHealth?

Join a triple 'A' rated team where clinical excellence meets a coastal lifestyle. At TidalHealth, you’ll be part of an award-winning network spanning Maryland and Delaware, recognized by the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide for our unwavering commitment to patient care. Whether your expertise lies in specialized clinical fields like neurosurgery, academic mentorship through our graduate medical programs, or the critical professional and support roles that keep our network thriving, we provide the tools and tuition assistance you need to excel.

Diabetes Education RN Position Summary

• Functions as a diabetes educator in a variety of settings with a variety of audiences. Acts as a teacher, facilitator, coach, and mentor demonstrating expertise in theories, methods, and strategies relative to learning. Works collaboratively to provide diabetes education to inpatients and diabetes education and continuous glucose monitoring training to outpatients. Assists with diabetes support groups, hospital teams and serves as an education resource for staff members. Major focus is audiences of individuals with diabetes and their support persons including pediatric through adult age.

Diabetes Education RN Position Requirements

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered nurse in the State of Maryland.
• Current certification as a Diabetes Care and Education Specialist preferred

Experience

• A minimum of one (1) year experience as a Diabetes Educator.
• Experience preferred in teaching roles.

Mental Demands

• Often works under pressure of time and accuracy in organizing and accomplishing work.
• Able to prioritize accomplishment of goals and objectives to meet the changing needs of the department.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills orally and written.
• Receptive to new ideas and able to lead and/or participate in change.
• Able to evaluate, analyze and synthesize current literature and apply to the work environment.

Responsibilities for Assets

• Works with expensive and complex audiovisual equipment.
• Has thorough understanding of proper working order of equipment and reports maintenance needs promptly.
• Recommends purchase of materials/supplies needed for educational programming.

Contact with others

• Has frequent contact with personnel and public requiring use of communication skills.
• Works cooperatively with community agencies and healthcare facilities to achieve educational goals.
• Maintains a cooperative working relationship inter and intra departmentally.

Diabetes Education RN Work Schedule

• Primarily day shift, Monday through Friday
• Evenings and weekends required for diabetes education classes, support groups and events.

Diabetes Education RN Benefits

Benefits: We provide a robust benefits suite for our eligible team members (36+ hours for 12-hour shifts; 37.5+ hours for standard shifts): 

• Health: Medical (including HSA), Dental, Vision, & Prescription 
• Wealth: Matching 403(b), Healthcare FSAs, & Dependent Care FSAs 
• Growth: $5,000 Tuition Assistance & Certification support 
• Balance: Generous PTO and Holidays, Onsite Child Care, Pet Insurance 
• Income Protection & Leave: Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability, Paid Leave Program, & Long-Term Disability (LTD for FT)
• Life & Security: Employer-paid Life and additional voluntary benefits such as Accident, Critical Care, additional Life, and more