Diabetes Dietitian - Clinic - Coweta

Job Title

The purpose of this position is to provide nutrition counseling, diabetes self-management education and supplemental diabetes care that supports the Local Clinic staff in providing initial, routine, urgent, annual, follow-up, and specialty care to persons with diabetes or at risk for diabetes.

Education – Completion of a Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition and Dietetics.

Experience – One (1) year related experience. Three (3) years' relevant experience is preferred.

Licenses & Certification – Incumbent must be registered (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed by the State of Oklahoma as a Dietitian (RD/LD). If incumbent has current provisional licensure, the licensure will be required within 6 months of employment. Certification as a Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES) preferred or must obtain certification within 3 years to maintain job position.

Knowledge & Skills –

• Knowledge of diabetes and its impact upon the Native American population.
• Knowledge of nutrition as it relates to diabetes, diabetes awareness and prevention in communities.
• Knowledge and skill in nutrition counseling and education in a clinical setting.
• High degree of knowledge in health care delivery and quality improvement.
• High degree of knowledge and skills in providing preventive and treatment interventions to persons with diabetes in outpatient settings including initial, routine, urgent, annual, follow-up, and complication care.
• Knowledge of ADCES, ADA, IHS, MCNDH and Diabetes Program guidelines, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Ability to provide case management to patients with diabetes using current diabetes care standards and team-derived clinical and educational guidelines.
• Ability to assess patients' nutritional needs and prepare nutritional care plan.
• Ability to effectively plan, coordinate diabetes activities and nutrition-related education to groups and individuals within the clinic and community setting.
• High degree of knowledge in diabetes self-management education and standards required by the American Diabetes Association's Recognition program.
• Knowledge of cultural competencies in the Native American Indians relevant to diabetes and its prevention and care.
• Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with patients and their families, medical and administrative staff, health care professionals and the public, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to utilize a personal computer in a Windows environment.
• Ability to maintain a confident professional demeanor.

The purpose of this position is to provide nutrition counseling, diabetes self-management education and supplemental diabetes care that supports the Local Clinic staff in providing initial, routine, urgent, annual, follow-up, and specialty care to persons with diabetes or at risk for diabetes. The incumbent will work with both the staff of the Diabetes Prevention and Management Program and the Local Clinic staff to accomplish job tasks.

Work is performed in an office and clinical environment with normal risk of exposure to the hazards associated with each setting. To a lesser extent, work may be performed in community settings, like schools, churches, and camps. There is regular and recurring risk of exposure to infectious communicable diseases, potentially hazardous chemicals and bio-hazardous materials. Incumbent must be aware of all risks involved and be willing to take necessary precautions.

Some travel may be required.

Employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, stretch and lift equipment or teaching aides while performing duties. Driving a GSA vehicle may be required to travel to other…