Hybrid Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

at Rochester Regional Health

• Job title: Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $63,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rochester, United States

About the role

• Diabetes Care and Education Specialist educating patients on diabetes self-management at Unity Endocrinology. Collaborating on care plans and maintaining American Diabetes Association Center of Excellence status.

Responsibilities

• To educate patients, their families, and appropriate support systems about diabetes self-management and related issues.
• Completes a comprehensive nutritional, educational, clinical and psychosocial needs assessment.
• Interprets appropriate laboratory results and prescribes changes in medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and diabetes self-management training (DSMT).
• Assesses readiness to change behavior and negotiates goals that promote a healthy lifestyle.
• Develops an individualized MNT and DSMT complex plan of care appropriate to adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations.
• Collaborates with other members of the health care team to actively maintain the Diabetes Care and Resource Center as an American Diabetes Association Center of Excellence in providing Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT).
• Researches trends in diabetes self-management training. Develops and writes DSMT curriculum that emphasizes patient self-empowerment and self-efficacy.
• Monitors educational, clinical and behavioral outcomes and revises practice as needed.
• Maintains timely correspondence and required documentation in patient record.
• Maintains certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN).

Requirements

• A minimum of two years professional experience teaching and providing nutrition counseling and diabetes self-management training.
• Leadership experience and/or demonstrated skills in group process.
• BS in nutrition management and qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy.
• Is certified as a registered dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDN).
• Holds a current certification to practice as a registered dietitian in New York State.
• Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings.
• Is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or will achieve this status within two years of hire.
• Master’s degree, active exercise trainer certification and/or degree in exercise physiology are strongly preferred.

Benefits

• Sign-On Bonus: up to $7,500