Diabetes Care & Education Specialist - Registered Dietitian
About The Position
Serves as an expert clinician, consistently serving as a clinical resource to patients and staff. Provides diabetes education to inpatients and/or outpatients; keeps current with diabetes management. Provides diabetes education to health care team. Plans and coordinates education and care of patients/persons with diabetes across a continuum in collaboration with other disciplines, community agencies and Sentara subsidiaries. Provides staff education, educates/counsels patients to promote wellness and prevention of complications in persons with diabetes. Serves as a clinical resource person for the clinical staff serving the inpatient and/or outpatient population. Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) required within 2.5 years of hire. If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree REQUIRED If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.
- Registered Dietician (RD) - Certifications - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) REQUIRED
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) required within 2.5 years of hire
Nice To Haves
- Prior Diabetes, Glucose management, Glycemia, diabetes education and/or related experience strongly preferred
Responsibilities
- Provides diabetes education to inpatients and/or outpatients
- Provides diabetes education to health care team
- Plans and coordinates education and care of patients/persons with diabetes across a continuum in collaboration with other disciplines, community agencies and Sentara subsidiaries.
- Provides staff education
- Educates/counsels patients to promote wellness and prevention of complications in persons with diabetes.
- Serves as a clinical resource person for the clinical staff serving the inpatient and/or outpatient population.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
- Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
- Life Insurance
- 401k/403B with Employer Match
- Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
- Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
- Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
