Diabetes Care & Education Specialist

About the role

Join TriHealth as a Diabetes Care & Educations Specialist! Strong consideration for candidates with direct patient care experience and a clear focus in diabetes education.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality diabetes self-management education and medical nutrition therapy (limited to Registered Dietitians) in individual and group settings (both in-person and virtually) based on assessed needs.
• Utilizes appropriate teaching techniques that are sensitive to the learning preferences of the person with diabetes.
• Manages virtual classes including presentation of material, answering questions, and pre and post class communication and documentation.
• Completes comprehensive assessments for 1:1 patient visits, including emotional and behavioral health, interprets personal health data, develops an individualized care plan based on the patient’s assessed needs and goals and promotes successful self-management.
• Routinely reviews lab results and targets with all patients, to ensure their understanding.
• Works collaboratively with patients and providers to establish targets and individualized goals.
• Actively participates as a member of the multidisciplinary team by identifying resources, interventions and strategies to help patients more confidently navigate key areas impacting their diabetes self-management plan including healthy eating, exercise/physical activity, glucose monitoring, medications, problem solving, healthy coping and reducing disease related risks.
• Demonstrates ability to manage a panel of patients including initial assessment, development of care plan with patient.
• Manages patient panels and updates providers regularly with wins/successes as well as patient barriers and needs.
• Demonstrates ability to utilize technology to assist patient with diabetes care and education, in individual and population health diabetes services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or Dietetics/Nutrition
• Registered/Licensed Dietician or Registered Nurse Dietician must hold current license as well as registration by Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Registered Nurse must hold current license
• 2-3 years' experience
• Must have certification as Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCED) by CBDCE OR is eligible to sit for certification examination within 24 months of hire date.

Qualifications

• Must have certification as Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCED) by CBDCE OR is eligible to sit for certification examination within 24 months of hire date.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage a patient panel
• Knowledge of diabetes self-management education and medical nutrition therapy
• Experience working with a multidisciplinary team
• Proficiency in utilizing technology for diabetes care and education

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid time off
• Retirement plans
• Tuition reimbursement

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-Time (64 hours bi-weekly)

Day Shift

No weekend, Holiday or on call