Diabetes Educator Dietitian
About The Position
As a Diabetes Educator Dietitian, you will provide specialized nutrition education and counseling for individuals with diabetes, empowering self-management. Every day you will assess patient needs, develop personalized meal plans, educate on glucose management and lifestyle, and conduct sessions applying evidence-based practices. To be successful, you will demonstrate expert knowledge in diabetes nutrition, excellent teaching skills, and a compassionate approach to optimize patient health outcomes. Coordinates the planning, implementation and evaluation of the DSMES program. Measures the effectiveness of the DSMES through the development and utilizations of a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan. Responsible for maintaining ADA Recognition and participating in the evaluation of the program. Develops and maintains an education curriculum, including selection and on-going review of educational materials to ensure they meet the needs of the population targeted. Develops and maintains policies/procedures/standing orders as they relate to inpatient and outpatient education. Provides education following the ADA curriculum framework of these 9 topic areas: diabetes pathophysiology; healthy eating; being active; taking medication; monitoring glucose; acute complications - prevention, detection and treatment; chronic complications - prevention, detection and treatment; lifestyle and healthy coping; and diabetes distress and support for both inpatients and outpatients. We are offering a $10,000 Incentive to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- Masters Other Social Work, upon hire or Associates Of Science Nursing, upon hire or Bachelors Of Science Nutrition, upon hire or Doctoral degree of Pharmacy, Psychology, Optometry, Physical Therapy, Medicine, Podiatric Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies or Occupational Therapy, upon hire or Masters Other Occupational Therapy, upon hire or Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire or Bachelor's degree in exercise physiology, exercise science, kinesiology or another healthcare and related field, upon hire or Bachelors Other health education or health promotion, upon hire
- Dietitian: ND, upon hire
- Registered Dietitian CDR, upon hire
- Certified Diabetes Educator, upon hire
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized nutrition education and counseling for individuals with diabetes, empowering self-management.
- Assess patient needs and develop personalized meal plans.
- Educate on glucose management and lifestyle.
- Conduct sessions applying evidence-based practices.
- Coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the DSMES program.
- Measure the effectiveness of the DSMES through the development and utilizations of a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) plan.
- Maintain ADA Recognition and participating in the evaluation of the program.
- Develop and maintain an education curriculum.
- Develop and maintain policies/procedures/standing orders as they relate to inpatient and outpatient education.
- Provide education following the ADA curriculum framework of these 9 topic areas: diabetes pathophysiology; healthy eating; being active; taking medication; monitoring glucose; acute complications - prevention, detection and treatment; chronic complications - prevention, detection and treatment; lifestyle and healthy coping; and diabetes distress and support for both inpatients and outpatients.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
