Diabetes Education Specialist - Minneapolis

Fairview Health Services•Minneapolis, MN

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Fairview is hiring a Diabetes Education Specialist at the Clinics and Surgery Center on the University of Minnesota East Bank Campus. This salaried position is 0.8 FTE (64 hours per pay period), working four days per week, Monday through Friday, with the potential for a hybrid arrangement. The Diabetes Education Specialist delivers comprehensive diabetes self-management education and support, integrating the clinical and self-management aspects of diabetes and cardiometabolic care. As an integral member of the interprofessional team, the specialist provides collaborative, comprehensive, person-centered care and education designed to encourage behavior change and improve quality of life across the lifespan. The role supports and advocates for people affected by diabetes, promoting self-management to achieve individualized goals, reduce risks, and optimize health outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Dietetics, or an associate degree in Nursing, or a Doctorate of Pharmacy.
At least 1 year of professional practice in dietetics, nursing, or pharmacy.
Minnesota Registered Nurse (RN) license, or Registered Dietician credential, or Minnesota Pharmacy license.

Nice To Haves

Master of Arts or Master of Science in Dietetics, or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
At least 2 years of professional practice in dietetics, nursing, or pharmacy.
Certified Diabetes Educator.

Responsibilities

Provide direct individual or group diabetes education using the established curriculum.
Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, behavioral, and educational needs, including self-management, blood glucose monitoring, nutrition, physical activity, medication use, and health maintenance labs; interpret findings to identify individualized clinical and educational needs.
Teach technical skills and diabetes self-management concepts, and facilitate behavior change for patients with Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes and people with prediabetes.
Collaborate with patients to establish individual goals.
Communicate with primary care providers about patient progress.
Evaluate patients’ comprehension of education and develop follow-up plans to address ongoing needs.
Document assessments, interventions, evaluations, and follow-up in accordance with departmental and ADA standards.
Individualize education presentations and materials to patients and their circumstances.
Coordinate care around patient goals and outcomes, revising plans or referring patients for additional services as needed; document patient responses and the rationale for actions and decisions.
Maintain program content in accordance with current ADA standards and Fairview Diabetes Care.
Apply adult learning techniques in individual and group education settings.
Use knowledge of the organization to address patients’ immediate and potential critical needs for provider contact or appointments.
Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, hospital staff, and clinic staff.
Participate actively on the system diabetes educator team to promote consistency in curriculum and data collection.
Use support systems appropriately and efficiently to provide services.
Take accountability for professional practice through performance assessment and peer review.
Pursue ongoing learning to maintain current knowledge and skills, and base practice on scientific theory, clinical and educational research, applicable professional standards and guidelines, Fairview standards, and medical staff-approved protocols.
Encourage and support quality clinical initiatives related to diabetes care.
Monitor established quality measures and help patients meet established goals.