Diabetes RN s in the Diabetes Care and Research Program are certified diabetes educators (CDE) who function as diabetes experts with a commitment to care, education and research. They work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary healthcare team under complex medical directives, and function as practitioners, staff and patient/family educators and consultants.

Responsibilities include: co-management of complex diabetes patients within a health care team comprising of physician specialists, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, dietitians, a kinesiologist and a psychologist; supporting insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring; implementing the artificial pancreas in selected patients; tailoring and adjusting medications to prevent cardiovascular disease, eye disease, strokes, amputations and other diabetes consequences; developing, implementing and evaluating self-management plans for patients and healthcare learners; diabetes-focused health coaching for patients and their families; learning and implementing new diabetes technologies; counselling; case management; nursing clinical management; interacting with diabetes organizations and industry; public and professional education; public health and wellness promotion; and research in diabetes management and education. This role requires previous experience and comprehensive understanding of diabetes care, and an advanced level of clinical judgement and ability to function within a pre-determined set of medical directives.

- Current Certification of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Recent (3 years)



experience in diabetes nursing care where they have demonstrated the ability to apply current Diabetes Clinical Practice Guidelines and provide evidenced based diabetes management
- Certified Diabetes Educator
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously within an interdisciplinary team environment
- Demonstrated excellence in developing interpersonal relationships, communication and problem solving skills and manage competing priorities within a rapidly changing health care environment
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills including presentation skills to small and large audiences (e.g. patient education groups, and health qualified groups)
- Demonstrated ability to understand the principles of chronic disease management including self-management strategies, accommodating individual client needs and motivating patients toward positive outcomes
- Experience with insulin pump management required
- Participation in research, quality improvement processes. Demonstrated application and knowledge of and experience in the research/evaluation process including: formulating researchable questions, designing a project, data collection, data analysis, and disseminating the results
- Evidence of ability to develop and to employ a variety of learning resources and activities to address the multiplicity of client learning needs, learning styles, and ethnic/cultural sensitivities
- Ability to use information technology systems such as Meditech, Microsoft Work, Sovera
- Previous ambulatory, experience a definitive asset.

📌 Registered Nurse (Canada)
🏢 Hamilton Health Sciences
📍 Canada