MultiCare Health System is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Educator for a nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Educator
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- 12 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Staff
You Belong Here.
At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
FTE: 0.3, Shift: Day, Schedule: Day
Position Summary
Provides individualized diabetes self-management education/ training to individuals and groups according to the Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, and Standards of Professional performance for Diabetes Educators (AADE, 2005).
The Registered Dietitian is a member of the interdisciplinary team working in the out-patient diabetes education program.
The RD utilizes the care process consistent with their license or certification including initiation of interventions within individual scope of practice.
The RD incorporates diabetes education principles that are current and reflective of the standards set forth by the American Diabetes Association, The American Association of Diabetes Educators and The American College of Endocrinologists in respect to the management of Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing, or obtained within five (5) years from the initial date of hire; RN with 15+ years of service or internal candidates hired before January 1, 2021 may be considered in satisfaction of this requirement in lieu of an education agreement
- Current Current Registered Nurse license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS)
- Current BLS Certification
- A healthcare professional who is also a certified diabetes educator, or who is eligible to become a certified diabetes educator
- Minimum of 6 months experience (preferably more) providing diabetes education and/or 15 contact hours within past year in diabetes and diabetes clinical and educational subjects
Our Values
As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, Kindness and Joy. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.
Why MultiCare?
- Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our caregivers
- Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
- Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
- Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” in 2023
- Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
- Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
- Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn
Pay and Benefit Expectations
We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $51.65 - $86.09 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
Posted job title: Diabetes Educator Rn
About MultiCare Health System
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 20,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers. MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Continuing Education
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Medical benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Guaranteed Hours
- 403b retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Employee assistance programs
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance