Main Areas of Responsibility:
Perform professional nursing, consultation, and educational services for persons with diabetes. Develop curriculum on health, including research and production and act as a health care consultant by providing information on the management of diabetes for patients of all ages from infancy to geriatrics.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
• Provide education related to diabetes and the disease process
• Implement educational programs for diabetic staff, patients, and families
• Assist patients in monitoring blood glucose
• Assess, monitor and implement treatment plans for patients at various stages of the disease.
• Provide ongoing assessment and recommendations to the treatment team and patient/family for adjustments in the plan of care
• Document assessments, interventions and plans