Diabetes Educator - Registered Dietitian

Saint Luke's Physician Group • Overland Park, KS

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

Now seeking a Registered Dietitian in our Diabetes Educator role! This is a Full-Time, Monday-Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm hybrid opportunity. The Diabetes Educator, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary teams, provides diabetes self-management training and education to patients with diabetes and their families. This includes coordinating care, assessing risk factors, providing individual and group education sessions, developing care plans, monitoring and communicating outcomes.

Requirements

• Licensed Dietitian KS and MO required
• Registered Dietitian - CDR required
• Cert Diabetes Care and Education Specialist required
• Bachelors Degree required
• 1 year Applicable Experience
• Cert Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators
• Licensed Dietician (KS) - Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
• Licensed Dietician (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Registered Dietitian - Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Bachelor's Degree

Nice To Haves

• CDCES required within 2 years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of patients' abilities, limitations and barriers to diabetes self-management
• Collaboration with referring provider and patient care team to identify and prioritize strategies to assist patients with diabetes self-management education
• Assist patients with medication adjustments to achieve optimal glycemic control in direct collaboration with the primary care provider
• Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes, medication management, acute and chronic diabetes related complications and motivational interviewing
• Use self-management training techniques to assess, plan and implement patient and family education in individual and/or group settings. Education to include self-monitoring of blood glucose, medications, diet/meal planning, exercise, goal setting, coping skills, and reduction of risk factors
• Keep current in new and advancing diabetes related technologies
• Participate in CQI projects and evaluation of outcome measures to assess diabetes education effectiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees