Registered Dietitian or Diabetes Educator
About The Position
Vancouver Clinic is hiring a Registered Dietitian or Diabetes Educator to provide education and training for patients with diabetes. The role is based at the clinic’s 87th Ave location in Vancouver, Washington, with generally Monday-through-Friday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; start and end times are negotiable. The position provides individualized diabetes self-management education, skills training, and self-management care for patients with all types of diabetes and their family members. It also provides individualized medical nutrition therapy to patients with nutrition-related diagnoses. The employee may work with the transitional care clinic to provide nutrition and diabetes education to its patients. The role requires working, with or without reasonable accommodation, with a diverse population of patients and colleagues seeking or considering care across areas including vaccinations, reproductive health, end-of-life decision-making, and gender-affirming treatment. Employment offers are contingent on successful completion of background screening and immunization requirements. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship is not available.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nutrition or a related field; for RDs credentialed before January 1, 2024, a bachelor’s degree is required and a master’s degree is preferred.
- Washington State certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD) is required.
- Experience training patients on the use of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and insulin pumps.
- Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; the employer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.
- Successful completion of background screening and immunization requirements is required for an offer.
Nice To Haves
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) certification is strongly preferred. A CDCES credential is required to qualify for the stated Diabetes Educator pay range.
- For RDs, at least two years of diabetes care and/or education experience in an ambulatory care setting is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide individualized diabetes self-management education, including skills training, education, and self-management care, to patients with all types of diabetes and their family members.
- Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy to patients with nutrition-related diagnoses.
- May provide nutrition and diabetes education to patients in the transitional care clinic.
- Work with a diverse population of patients and colleagues across the range of care offered by the Clinic.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Employee assistance program
- Supplemental benefits, including voluntary life, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, and legal services
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching contribution up to 4%
- Paid time off programs; packages vary by department, position type, primary work state, and FTE
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Job Type
Full-time
