Certified Diabetes Educator (Endocrine Clinic) - Part-Time

University of Minnesota Physicians • Minneapolis, MN

100d • $73,653 - $106,808

About The Position

The Endocrinology Clinic provides a wide range of services for endocrine needs including subspecialty programs for diabetes, thyroid disease, and reproductive health patients. Our dedicated team of providers, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, and other health care givers care for the whole patient and use resources from the community to assist with ensuring the patient has what they need to improve their health.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian.
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).
• BLS certification or certification within orientation period.
• 3-5 years of experience as a primary diabetes educator.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient education in an individual or group setting.
• Follows specific curriculum developed for diabetes education.
• Assesses patient's physical, psychosocial, behavioral and educational needs.
• Teaches technical skills, concepts of diabetes self-management and facilitates behavior change for patients with Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes as well as those with pre-diabetes.
• Documents required assessments, interventions, evaluations, and follow-up consistent with established departmental and ADA standards.
• Individualizes education presentation & materials to the patient and patient circumstance.
• Coordinates care that is goal/outcome focused and revises or refers patients for additional services to help in attaining their goals.
• Documents patient response including rationale for all actions/decisions.
• Maintains program content to ensure it is current and consistent with ADA standards and Fairview/M Physicians Diabetes Care.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the health care team.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional practice by accepting responsibility for assessment of performance and peer review.
• Encourages and supports quality clinical initiatives related to diabetes care.
• Strives to help patients meet established goals.
• Demonstrates ability to provide applicable care/service adjusting approaches to reflect developmental level of population served.

Benefits

• Competitive wages.
• Healthcare (including vision & dental).
• 401K.
• Parking & tuition assistance.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree