Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist/Registered Dietitian

DMC Primary Care•Derry, NH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

DMC Primary Care is a physician-owned, independent practice that provides comprehensive family care throughout southern New Hampshire. The practice is seeking a personable, motivated, and experienced Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist/Registered Dietitian to join its Wellness and Specialty team. This full-time, 40-hour position is based at the Derry clinic and rotates among the Bedford, Concord, and Londonderry clinics as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting patients’ clinical needs. The specialist provides outpatient diabetes self-management training and education to patients with Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes. Education may cover symptoms and treatment of hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, DKA, and HHNK; sick-day therapies; glucometer use; insulin pumps; and continuous glucose monitoring. The role also provides medical nutrition therapy and counseling, coordinates with referring physicians and other healthcare team members, follows patient outcomes, and contributes to diabetes education programs and materials.

Requirements

Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree.
At least two years of experience as a diabetes educator.
Current certification as a Diabetes Educator by NCBDE (National Certification Board for Diabetes Educator).
Be a Registered Dietitian licensed in New Hampshire or a Registered Nurse licensed in New Hampshire.

Nice To Haves

Past experience as an insulin pump educator and with continuous glucose monitors (CGMs).
Certified pump trainer.

Responsibilities

Educate and follow patients with diabetes to support blood sugar and lipid control, renal function, and prevention of diabetes complications.
Instruct patients and family members on insulin administration, blood glucose self-monitoring, and medications.
Manage and recommend insulin therapy in collaboration with the referring physician.
Provide medical nutrition therapy and nutritional counseling for weight control and disease management.
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nutrition care for assigned patients, tailoring interventions to patient age, cultural background, religious affiliation, medical status, and lifestyle.
Coordinate with other healthcare team members to improve patient outcomes and meet departmental standards for timeliness and documentation.
Conduct assessments and collect data, establish outcome criteria, and review and analyze information with patients, family members, and healthcare team members.
Continuously evaluate the diabetes and health education program, including teaching methods and educational materials for staff and patient families.
Monitor and evaluate short- and long-term patient responses to therapeutic interventions in collaboration with providers, and maintain necessary follow-up with patients and families.
Assist in developing policies and procedures for diabetes and health education guidelines.
Prepare and revise patient education materials on diabetes-related topics.
Write articles about diabetes education and management for newsletters and media posts in collaboration with the Marketing department.
Identify opportunities to improve patient and customer experience and participate in projects and programs to enhance quality, service delivery, and satisfaction.
Initiate insulin pump assessment and training in accordance with a referring physician’s order.