Diabetes Care & Education Specialist
About the Role
Highly innovative and fast-paced program seeking a high-energy, organized, and flexible Diabetes Care & Education Specialist. The specialist serves as an expert and resource for patients and healthcare providers in diabetes self-management assessment, education, and follow-up. The main goal is to equip patients with the knowledge and tools needed to manage their disease.
This position operates in the outpatient setting, working directly with patients one-on-one, in group classroom settings, and over the telephone. The role involves collaborating with colleagues, leadership, physicians, and hospital services to develop an effective, patient-centered program that promotes optimal patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and facilitate diabetes self-management education, training, and support.
- Conduct thorough diabetes assessments and collaboratively identify education needs, goals, and interventions with patients.
- Address specific nutritional concerns as outlined in each patient’s initial assessment and include them in the treatment plan.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and goal achievement, revising as necessary.
- Identify best practices in diabetes self-management education, training, and support.
- Analyze and evaluate program-related data from multiple sources to ensure high-quality, benchmark program initiatives.
- Provide diabetes self-management education, training, and support to patients within an accredited Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) Program.
- Deliver patient education in both individual and group settings on a wide range of diabetes self-management topics.
- Act as a diabetes resource for colleagues, patients, other departments, and the community.
- Seek educational opportunities to stay current and competent in all areas of work responsibilities and meet continuing professional education requirements.
- Prepare materials such as reports, memos, letters, procedures, instructional and marketing pieces, and assessments.
- Participate in community diabetes committees and/or diabetes advisory committees.
Requirements
- Registered Dietitian in the state of Florida.
- Upon hiring, pursue education and certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) by the end of the first year.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.
- 403B retirement savings program with employer matching.
- Education assistance.
About the Organization
Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health. We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care and are the only Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties.
As part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic healthcare delivery systems in the nation, we serve people and communities in 21 states, providing nearly 2.8 million visits annually.
We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: supporting each other in serving, communicating openly and respectfully, being fully present, holding ourselves accountable, trusting and assuming goodness in intentions, and continuously learning.