Dietitian Diabetes Educator - Diabetic Dieticians - FT Days
About The Position
The Dietitian Diabetes Educator provides outpatient diabetes assessment, intervention, and education in accordance with clinical standards and organizational policies. The role applies dietetics principles and practices, supports compliance with American Diabetes Association program requirements, and coordinates treatment plans with the healthcare team. Education may cover patient interviews, meal planning, medications, insulin pumps, and other devices. The position also supports staff and community education, departmental quality improvement, clinical practice development, and ongoing diabetes-care competency.
Requirements
- Computer literacy skills.
- Ability to accurately assess patients and teach all aspects of Diabetes Self-Management Training.
- Good communication with patients, providers, and multidisciplinary team members.
- Accurate and timely charting in the patient electronic medical record.
- Ability to follow applicable regulations, policies, and guidelines.
- Current RD/RDN, RN, or other CDCES-qualifying discipline.
- Appropriate Oregon licensure for the applicable discipline.
- Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist certification within 2 years.
- Effective communication, active listening, decision-making, judgment, instruction, problem-solving, logic, reasoning, critical thinking, and social perception skills.
- Ability to use computers and relevant programs/software effectively.
- Ability to prioritize workload as patient, staff, and community needs change.
- Ability to interact effectively with physicians, nursing staff, and other care providers.
- Comfort with public speaking as warranted for education needs.
- Ability to stand, walk, and sit frequently; respond quickly to unexpected patient-care situations; see, hear, and speak with or without assistive devices; and lift 25 pounds using proper body mechanics.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in diabetes education.
Responsibilities
- Apply in-depth knowledge of dietetics principles, practices, standards, and scope in accordance with corporate and departmental policies and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/Commission on Dietetic Registration requirements.
- Comply with American Diabetes Association Program Requirements for recognition.
- Provide outpatient assessment, intervention, and education based on clinical standards, including patient interviews, meal planning, medications, insulin pumps, and other devices.
- Prepare and maintain written and electronic documentation as specified in policies and procedures.
- Develop, implement, and reevaluate treatment plans in coordination with the healthcare team.
- Demonstrate teamwork through flexibility in coverage and schedules.
- Provide in-services within the organization as appropriate.
- Create and present community education as appropriate.
- Assist with department statistics and ideas for quality improvement projects.
- Plan for future needs in diabetes therapy, including cost containment.
- Serve as a clinical resource to staff members.
- Initiate, support, modify, and improve diabetes practice as departmental goals and objectives change and as diabetes and dietetics practice dictate.
- Maintain clinical competence by keeping current with healthcare trends and diabetes practice.
- Prioritize work and use time effectively.
- Participate in committees and teams as appropriate to improve policies, procedures, protocols, or patient care.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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