The RN Diabetes Educator for the Sweet Beginnings program at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA, provides education and support to gestational diabetic and Type 2 diabetes patients throughout pregnancy and postpartum. This per-diem role involves developing and implementing patient education programs focused on blood sugar management, healthy lifestyle changes, and safe delivery outcomes. The educator works independently in various settings, including group sessions, individual consultations, and telephone contacts, to promote patient and community health.
Description
Join our team as a RN Diabetes Educator for our Sweet Beginnings program at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, CA. This position is Per-Diem that will work 8-hour shifts. There are no weekends required in this position.
Our Sweet Beginnings team works closely with our gestational diabetic and Type2 DM patients to manage their blood sugar through a healthy meal plan, exercise plan, and regular check-ins to help them have a safe delivery and a healthy baby.
Patients are seen from the first trimester, through their pregnancy and 1-month post-partum, helping them to set goals for a healthy pregnancy and beyond.
Under the direction of the Manager of Outpatient Perinatal services, the RN Diabetes Educator works independently providing patient education to expectant patients and their families in various settings such as group, individual and telephone contact. This position is responsible for researching, developing, implementing and evaluating education programs for patients, staff and the community. Educational classes taught by the perinatal nurse educator may include topics on safety, healthy environment, preventative measures, the labor and delivery process, role adjustments in the family after delivery, and diabetes education.
St. Joseph Hospital is four-time designated for Magnet status, the highest recognition for nursing excellence. Since 2007, St. Joseph Hospital has been recognized as a Magnet hospital—a prestigious designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), which recognizes organizations that provide the highest-quality care.
Join Providence St. Joseph Hospital - Orange, recognized as one of the best regional hospitals in 14 types of care by U.S. News & World Report. We are a proud recipient of the 2025 Women’s Choice Award in multiple categories of women’s care such as Bariatrics, Cancer Care, Comprehensive Breast Centers, Emergency Care, Heart Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Obstetrics, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Stroke Care, Women's Services and Best Mammogram Imaging Center.
Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.
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Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
About the Team
The Sisters of Providence and Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange have deep roots in California, bringing health care and education to communities from the redwood forests to the beach shores of Orange county - and everywhere in between. In Southern California, Providence provides care throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County, High Desert and beyond.
Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care, and even our own Providence High School.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
Requsition ID: 381828
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Clinical Education
Job Function: Clinical Support
Job Schedule: Per-Diem
Job Shift: Day
Career Track: Nursing
Department: 7540 SJO SWEET BEGINNINGS
Address: CA Orange 1100 W Stewart Dr
Work Location: St Joseph Hospital-Orange
Workplace Type: On-site
Pay Range: $50.18 - $77.91
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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