RN Outpatient Diabetes Educator

Join Indiana's #1 Healthcare System as an RN Outpatient Diabetes Educator for Riley Pediatric Endocrinology!

Riley Children's Health, Indiana’s premier pediatric healthcare system, is seeking a dedicated RN Outpatient Diabetes Educator to join our team in Indianapolis. With over 50 locations statewide, we are proud to be a leading provider of comprehensive pediatric care delivered by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. Our organization features Indiana’s only pediatric research hospital and consistently ranks among the nation’s top children’s hospitals according to U.S. News & World Report. Through collaborations with Indiana University School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Health and Human Sciences, we are among the top 10 pediatric research sites in the United States, securing significant biomedical research funding annually.

Work Schedule: 

• Monday through Friday; Day shift, no weekends, holidays, or on-call responsibilities
• Hybrid remote work schedule upon the completion of orientation and training.

Why Choose IU Health?
As Indiana’s largest and most comprehensive healthcare system, IU Health provides a supportive environment with outstanding benefits, including: 

• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement programs
• Student loan forgiveness through government programs
• Free Employee Assistance Program for counseling services
• Wellness initiatives with financial incentives for participation

Learn more about our benefits at benefits.iuhealth.org

Position Summary:

Using the nursing process, the Outpatient Diabetes Educator works with patients and community members while using clinical experience to create effective treatment strategies and help people make healthy lifestyle choices. Responsibilities include explaining treatment and procedures, conducting health screenings, and educating the community on ways to improve health or prevent disease. Insulin adjustments for patients on injections and insulin pumps, proposing prescriptions to providers, calls/emails to parents/patients for various reasons-school issues, camps, insulin adjustments, prescriptions.

Qualifications:

• Requires an Associates of Nursing (ASN); Bachelors of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license.
• Requires that the RN has graduated from a nationally accredited nursing program.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• May require specialty certification.
• Diabetes experience is preferred.
• Cerner knowledge is helpful but not required.

• Indiana University Health has nearly 40,000 team members, including more than 3,600 physicians and 1,200 advanced practice providers, and we’re home to the largest nursing network in Indiana with more than 9,000 nursing team members at over 800 sites of care.
• IU Health is ranked No. 1 in Indiana by U.S. News & World Report, Riley Children's Health is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
• A unique partnership with the Indiana University School of Medicine – one of the nation’s largest medical schools – gives patients access to groundbreaking research and innovative treatments, and it offers team members access to the latest science and the very best training – advancing healthcare for all.
• With 15 hospitals, including seven with Magnet designation and eight with Pathways to Excellence designation, our team members are leading the way through excellence.
• At Indiana University Health, your personal and professional growth is a top priority. You will have access to many diverse opportunities to learn and develop in meaningful ways that matter most to you, such as advanced clinical training, leadership development, promotion opportunities and cross training development.
• Indiana University Health is invested in the lives of Hoosiers, leading the transformation of healthcare to make Indiana one of the nation’s healthiest states.