Part-Time Infusion Center Nurse/ Diabetes Educator (Part-time Adjoint Instructor)

Job Summary

The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a multi-disciplinary diabetes center affiliated with Children's Hospital Colorado as well as the University of Colorado School of Medicine. This Registered Nurse position is an at-will 0.25 FTE (10 hours/week) faculty appointment. This position will provide care to children and adults at risk for or in early stages of type 1 diabetes. This nurse will primarily work in 1) the Barbara Davis Center Infusion Center, preparing drugs, administering drugs via infusion to patients, observing patients post-infusions and documenting in the eMR. and 2) the Early Type 1 Diabetes clinic, administering oral glucose tolerance tests and providing diabetes education.

Key Responsibilities

• Administering infusion drug to patients following established infusion protocols
• Mixing infusion drug
• Responding to adverse medical events that may occur during an infusion
• Determines appropriate options in resolving complicated inquiries and/or issues related to diabetes management
• Computer charting/data entry.
• Educate patients, families and extended families in diabetes management.
• Contribute to new and ongoing diabetes clinical research protocols
• Maintain high standards of existing diabetes program