Registered Nurse (RN) - Assistant Director of Nursing
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
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Sign-On Bonus

Assistant Director of Nursing, Adult Diabetes Educator

The Department of Nursing, Institute of Continuous Learning at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Assistant Director of Nursing, Adult Diabetes Educator. The successful candidate will: * Collaborate with Obstetrical Leadership to establish and manage a gestational/pre-gestational diabetes outpatient program. * Plan, develop, and implement strategies to meet patient learning needs on individual and group bases. * Plan, develop, and implement strategies to meet staff learning needs (orientation, in-service and continuing education). Select teaching-learning strategies that stimulates critical thinking, flexibility, creativeness and cost effectiveness. * Establish and maintain appropriate systems for administration and record-keeping, delivery of programs and measurements of effectiveness. * In collaboration with Nursing Leadership, identify, select, and manage external education resources as necessary to deliver education that needs relevant organizational and regulatory standards. * Provide bedside clinical consultation, coaching, skill training, product review, and equipment troubleshooting. * Maintain current knowledge of health care trends in relevant field. * Participate in Nursing Professional Practice Activities, (Clinical, performance Improvement/Patient Safety, Recruitment/Retention, and Education) as appropriate to the role. Required Qualifications: * New York State Registered Nurse Licensure. * Master of Science in Nursing or enrolled in a Master's Program. * 3 to 5 years of active relevant clinical experience. Preferred Qualifications: * 1 year experience as Certified Diabetes Educator. * Prior progressive leadership experience. Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 4:00pm Salary Grade/Rank: SL-5 Salary Range: Commensurate with experience and qualifications Executive Order: Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected]. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encourage