Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

5d•$26 - $42•Onsite

About The Position

Provide education and support to pregnant patients managing diabetes by teaching nutrition, blood sugar monitoring, and disease management techniques. This role works closely with Maternal-Fetal Medicine physicians and care teams to develop care plans, improve patient outcomes, support program development, and serve as a resource for diabetes care during pregnancy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college/university in Dietetics/Food and Nutrition.
Completion of an accredited or approved supervised practice program.
State certification/licensure as a Registered/Licensed Dietician in WI and IL.
CDCES certification required.
If not CDCES certification eligible or not CDCES certified at hire, 15 CME credit per year required.
CDCES certification required within 2-years of becoming eligible or being hired.
Strong interpersonal/communication skills.
Strong interpretive/organizational/analytical skills.
Manual dexterity needed to operate computer/technology for diabetes.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and listen/hear.
The employee is frequently required to walk/prolonged sitting.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Prior ADA program experience preferred.
May be required to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

Providing education and training to perinatal patients including nutrition education, meter training, and disease process education.
Collaborating with Maternal-Fetal Medicine physicians to develop and implement care plans.
Act as a system resource for managing diabetes in pregnancy.
Participating in training students, partners and residents related to diabetic education, medical nutrition therapy, and understanding patient resources in terms of meeting medical goals.
Maintaining CEU/CME required for licensure as well as complete focused education related to perinatal nutrition and diabetes management.
Participates in ongoing clinic/program development to include policy/procedures and quality initiatives as they relate to diabetes care, clinical development and efficiency.
Enters appropriate charges into EPIC with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Participate with program needs as assigned, peer review and be familiar with ADA program requirements