Diabetes Educator, Specialty Care Center - Leominster, 40 Hour Days

About the role

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes patient education principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive DSMES plans for patients with diabetes.
• Collaborates with PCPs and/or diabetes clinicians to develop and implement diabetes self-management education plans for patients with diabetes.
• Identify any barriers to learning including age, physical, cognitive, environmental, cultural, language, financial, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Based upon assessment, design an individualized DSMES plan based on the patient and multi-disciplinary teams mutually agreed upon goals.
• Promotes continuity of care by working collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team in helping patient achieve diabetes goals.
• Utilizes adult teaching-learning methods and a variety of presentation styles to provide education to patients and families.

Requirements

• Required: Bachelor Degree from Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) approved four-year program in Food and Nutrition or related field.
• Required: Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential required within two years of hire.
• Required: Maintains a license with the Board of Dietitians and Nutritionists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Required: Maintains registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Required: Minimum of two years diabetes related experience.
• Required: Ability to influence the quality of patient care in an advisory capacity to the physician and other health care team members.
• Required: Demonstrated skill in analyzing problems and making decisions.
• Required: Oral and written communication skills are essential to interact with patients, staff, and referring providers.

Qualifications

• Preferred: Master’s degree.
• Preferred: Diabetes Education Experience in outpatient setting.
• Preferred: Experience with EMR.

Skills

• Required: Utilizes patient education principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive DSMES plans for patients with diabetes.
• Required: Collaborates with PCPs and/or diabetes clinicians to develop and implement diabetes self-management education plans for patients with diabetes.
• Required: Identifies barriers to learning including age, physical, cognitive, environmental, cultural, language, financial, psychological and spiritual needs.
• Required: Designs an individualized DSMES plan based on the patient and multi-disciplinary teams mutually agreed upon goals.
• Required: Promotes continuity of care by working collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team in helping patient achieve diabetes goals.
• Required: Utilizes adult teaching-learning methods and a variety of presentation styles to provide education to patients and families.

Benefits

The position may have a signing bonus available. A member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Pay

$62,048.80 - $111,633.60

Schedule

Monday through Friday
Scheduled Hours: day shift
flexible
Shift: 1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)
Hours: 40

Cost Center

10013 - 4290 Leominster Multi-D Clinic