Diabetes Educator RDN - Outpatient Clinical Nutrition

Job Summary

Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - RDN serves in an advanced role providing in-depth analysis of the patient with diabetes and providing specialized care and in-depth education for persons with diabetes and their families. Serves as a team member in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes and coordinating follow up care for persons with diabetes.

• Assesses patient's appropriateness for intensive insulin therapy.
• Provides diabetes self-management education and training which includes evaluation of the individual’s skills, support, and barriers to care.
• Assess general diabetes knowledge, evaluate physical findings and anthropometric measurements,
• Teach person appropriate essential self-care behaviors to improve effective self-management of their disease. These may include healthy eating, being physically active, monitoring of blood sugar, medication administration and adherence, problem solving, healthy coping skills, and risk reduction behaviors.
• Develops diabetes management plans appropriate to patient's immediate diabetes needs.
• Reviews and assesses lab results and adapts clinical recommendations and care plan accordingly.
• Serves as a resource for patient and family.
• Documents in accordance with established standards.
• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues with care team and facilitates change to promote quality outcomes.
• Enhance quality of diabetes care through collaboration with other services and initiate referrals to appropriate support services.
• Works within the multidisciplinary team for diabetes education and management and collaborates with other disciplines to identify and resolve patient care issues.
• Conducts diabetes education through group classes as indicated.
• Participates in departmental initiatives to meet strategic goals.
• Precept students as indicated. Mentor and train new staff members, colleagues, and other members of the care team as applicable.
• Practices with a high degree of autonomy
• Evaluates evidence-based best practice and shares back to team including proposing adjustments to supporting reference materials, policies, etc.
• Provides guidance to providers and other healthcare professionals.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary care team and functions as the diabetes expert
• Collaborates with inter/intra professional team members to achieve department goals and optimize service
• Serve as Designated Point Person for new hires as indicated.
• May include specialty program management and program evaluation outcomes

Diabetes Educator RDN / Registered Diabetes Educator RDN

Outpatient diabetes educator position working in a clinic setting under ADA accreditation. Responsibilities include all aspects of Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT), as well as insulin pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) education.

Will consider Diabetes Educators with relevant experience and credentials. Must obtain CDCES certification or be actively working toward certification. Salary commensurate with experience and credentials.

• Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Travel as needed for training

• Eligible for 1–2 work-from-home days per week after training, contingent upon continued telemedicine support and coverage.

• Bachelor's Degree required
• CDCES certification required within 2 years of hire

• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum 2 years of related experience
• Current Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE/CDCES) certification required

Non-CDCES candidates are expected to sit for the certification exam within 2 years of hire.

• Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one
• Three medical plan…