Rang Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Diabetic Educator for a travel nursing job in Rockford, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Diabetic Educator
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse – Diabetes Educator (CDCES Required)
Location: Rockford, IL 61103
Schedule: Monday to Friday, Day Shift Hours
Contract Type: Full-Time / 13 Weeks (Extension Possible)
Position Overview
Seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse – Diabetes Educator (CDCES) to join our multidisciplinary diabetes management team. This role focuses on providing holistic, patient-centered care and diabetes education to patients and families living with diabetes mellitus.
The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical judgment, patient advocacy skills, and a passion for education and empowerment in diabetes care.
Education and Experience
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- BSN preferred
- Experience in diabetes education or endocrinology preferred
Certification and Licensure
- Active RN license in both Illinois and Wisconsin
- Approved CPR certification (required within 90 days of hire)
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) certification required
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Utilize the nursing process and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide exceptional patient care.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments per approved nursing techniques, policies, and state practice acts.
- Accurately document all patient care activities in accordance with established standards.
- Develop, initiate, and implement individualized plans of care in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.
- Participate in departmental performance improvement activities and shared governance initiatives.
- Provide guidance and clinical expertise to other units/departments as part of the patient’s longitudinal care plan.
- Apply critical thinking to enhance patient safety and experience, escalating concerns appropriately.
- Act as a resource for staff on patient education programs and materials.
- Serve as a patient advocate, addressing clinical, psychosocial, and financial issues as they arise.
- Participate in ongoing professional development and continuing education in diabetes management.
“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”
About Rang Healthcare
Founded in 2005, Rang Healthcare (a division of Rang Technologies Inc) has been staffing clients for over 17 years for administrative, nursing and IT/Systems. Rang Healthcare offers extensive recruiting experience in a cost-effective manner. We help institutions successfully reduce complexity, boost productivity, and enhance patient outcomes.
We provide the specialized talent and expertise you require, whether it’s for a direct hire, contract-to-hire, or contract position. It is now even more vital to collaborate with a firm that has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best in class and most qualified personnel. You can count on the Rang Healthcare for talent acquisition.
We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Dental benefits
- Referral bonus
- Vision benefits
- Weekly pay
