Certified Diabetes Educator, CDCES

Certified Diabetes Educator, CDCES, Full-Time

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• Provide diabetes self-management education to patients with Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes
• Provide non-diabetes-related Medical Nutrition Therapy services to patients from 2 yr - adult
• Conduct a proficient assessment of health history, resource use, risk factors, cultural influence, health beliefs and behaviors, support systems, socioeconomic factors, dietary habits, and learning barriers
• Educate patients in individual and group settings on basic diabetes self-management concepts, including healthy eating, physical activity, medicine administration (including instruction on injectable medications and insulin), monitoring (including glucometer and CGM instruction), problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risk of complications
• Document the essential assessment, instructional content, response to interventions and the plan for follow-up in the electronic medical record
• Utilize patient data, current research and goal setting to meet educational needs of diabetes patients and their significant others
• Assess, interact and care for patients in a manner that demonstrates understanding of a patient’s readiness for behavior change, utilizing current educational and goal setting techniques to assist patients with behavior change and self-management
• Collaborate among interdisciplinary team members in the plan of care for diabetes patients
• Teach/facilitate diabetes group classes and assist in other health education opportunities within Duly Health and Care and the surrounding community
• Demonstrate practices consistent with the professional associations (ADA, ADCES) Standards of Clinical Care
• Establish relationships with representatives associated with diabetes care and nutrition to maximize knowledge base of new strategies for diabetes and/or nutrition management
• Complete the mandatory hours of continuing education established by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist to maintain Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Certification and the Commission on Dietetic Registration to maintain dietitian registration

• Provide diabetes self-management education to patients with Type 1, Type 2, and Gestational Diabetes
• Provide non-diabetes-related Medical Nutrition Therapy services to patients from 2 yr - adult
• Provide proficient assessment of health history, resource use, risk factors, cultural influence, health beliefs and behaviors, support systems, socioeconomic factors, dietary habits, and learning barriers
• Educate patients in individual and group settings on basic diabetes self-management concepts, including healthy eating, physical activity, medicine administration (including instruction on injectable medications and insulin), monitoring (including glucometer and CGM instruction), problem solving, healthy coping and reducing risk of complications
• Document the essential assessment, instructional content, response to interventions and the plan for follow-up in the electronic medical record
• Utilizes patient data, current research and goal setting to meet educational needs of diabetes patients and their significant others
• Assesses, interacts and cares for patients in a manner that demonstrates understanding of a patient’s readiness for behavior change. Utilize current educational and goal setting techniques to assist patients with behavior change and self-management
• Collaborate among interdisciplinary team members in the plan of care for diabetes patients
• Teach/facilitate diabetes group classes and assist in other health education opportunities within Duly Health and Care and the surrounding community
• Demonstrate practices which are consistent with the professional associations (ADA, ADCES) Standards of Clinical Care
• Establish relationships with representatives associated with diabetes care and nutrition to maximize knowledge base of new strategies for diabetes &/or nutrition management
• Complete the mandatory hours of continuing education established by the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist to maintain Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Certification…