Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Diabetes Educator
Company: The University of Kansas Health System
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
locations
Kansas City, KS
time type
Full time
posted on
Posted 30+ Days Ago
job requisition id
R-21621
Position Title
Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Diabetes Educator
Days - Full Time
Bell Hospital
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Position Summary / Career Interest:
The Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC) is a licensed registered
professional nurse who is a clinical expert and actively promotes
the delivery of evidence-based nursing interventions. Has expertise
in one or more specialty nursing areas and/or with specific patient
populations. Is often a liaison between inpatient and outpatient
settings.
Responsibilities:
Actively participates in quality improvement initiatives, utilizing
information from relevant sources, such as databases and
benchmarks.
Applies principles of teaching/learning and health literacy to
design, provide and evaluate patient and health care provider
education.
Collaborates effectively with team members and other
disciplines.
Demonstrates leadership through participating in hospital
committees, councils and taskforces.
Develops skills for effective communications and team building.
Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment.
Implements and evaluates evidence-based nursing interventions.
Incorporate ethical principles into healthcare planning and
delivery.
Promotes efficient delivery of patient care throughout the
healthcare system.
Seeks opportunities to share expertise and mentor others.
*Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or
technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
*Note: These statements are intended to describe the essential
functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list
of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon
your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as
required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Required:
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Nursing
Registered Nurse in State of Kansas
BLS Certification
Minimum of two years RN experience
As a condition of your employment and continued employment with the
health system, you are required to secure a Nurse Compact License
(NCL) within 60 days of your date of hire. - This will enable you
to perform your job duties not only in Kansas, but other compact
states. - -You will be responsible for any expenses you incur in
securing this license, and must provide your manager with evidence
of this license before the sixty-day period expires. - If you fail
to secure the NCL as required, you will be immediately removed from
the work schedule and placed on an unpaid administrative leave,
until we can understand the reasons for your non-compliance. -
Further failure to comply with the licensing requirement will
result in your end of employment with the health system. - -
Time Type:
Full time
Job Requisition ID:
R-21621
We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a
person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender
identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age
(40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic
information.
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Take your place among the best in health care as part of our elite
team at The University of Kansas Health System, the region's
premier academic medical center. We invite you to join us as we
lead the way, setting new standards for advanced and compassionate
patient care.
The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, Kansas is a
world-class academic medical center and destination for complex
care and diagnosis. We offer more options for patients with serious
conditions because of our expertise and leadership in medical
research and education. Our physicians are researchers and
educators expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Their
major breakthroughs lead to the life-changing treatments and
technologies of the future.
When you need the most advanced care, you'll find our hospital is
recognized by -U.S. News & World Report -as a healthcare leader. -
Once again, The University of Kansas Hospital was nationally ranked
as the best hospital in Kansas City and in Kansas. No other
hospital has ever held these honors. We also ranked among the
nation's best in 8 specialties, the most of any hospital in the
region.
The best place for cancer treatment is the best place for oncology
nurses. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is the region's only
NCI-designated Cancer Center and one of only 71 in the nation. NCI
designation means our patients have greater access to clinical
trials using the newest drugs and therapies closer to home. We
treat the most complex cases with the most advanced approaches. We
offer the hope we may one day cure cancer.
The University of Kansas Hospital is the first hospital in Kansas
to attain the highly coveted Magnet designation from the American
Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Our Department of Nursing began
working toward this goal in 2002 and received the designation on
December 20, 2006. Less than four percent of all hospitals
nationwide have earned this distinction since the ANCC developed
the Magnet Recognition Program in 1990. -In 2022, the ANCC
announced that the health system's Kansas City Division had
received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time. -
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) announced today
that The University of Kansas Health System's Kansas City Division
has received Magnet designation for the fourth consecutive time
since 2006.
Magnet recognition is the gold standard for nursing excellence and
moves the Kansas City Division into an elite group of healthcare
organizations.
According to the ANCC:
- 570 hospitals (9%) out of 6,090 nationwide are Magnet-designated
facilities.
- Less than 2% of U.S. hospitals (140) have earned designation four
times or more.
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