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Join our dynamic healthcare team as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, where you will play a vital role in empowering individuals managing diabetes and other chronic conditions. This position offers an exciting opportunity to deliver personalized education, develop comprehensive care plans, and collaborate closely with multidisciplinary healthcare teams. Your expertise will help improve patient outcomes, enhance quality of life, and promote long-term health management through innovative education and support strategies.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough patient assessments to evaluate individual needs, including medical history, lifestyle, and dietary habits.
- Develop and implement tailored care plans focusing on diabetes management, nutrition support, weight loss, and chronic disease control.
- Provide expert nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to optimize health outcomes for patients with specific dietary needs.
- Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to motivate behavioral change and foster patient engagement in self-care routines.
- Educate patients on blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, tube feeding procedures, and other diabetes-related therapies.
- Collaborate effectively with healthcare professionals such as physicians, dietitians, nurses, and pharmacists to coordinate comprehensive care strategies.
- Document all patient interactions accurately within electronic health records (EHR/EHR systems) while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with healthcare regulations.
- Supervise or mentor junior staff or interns in clinical nutrition practices and patient education methodologies.
- Stay current with advancements in physiology knowledge, diagnostic evaluation methods, and clinical nutrition best practices related to diabetes care.
- Manage long-term care plans for geriatric populations or individuals in acute or hospital settings requiring specialized nutritional support.
Skills
- Proven experience in health coaching with a focus on chronic disease management and patient empowerment.
- Demonstrated supervising experience within clinical or dietary departments.
- Strong knowledge of physiology, medical nutrition therapy (MNT), and nutritional analysis techniques.
- Expertise in managing tube feeding protocols and providing specialized nutrition support for complex cases.
- Skilled in conducting diagnostic evaluations to inform personalized care plans.
- Proficient in motivational interviewing techniques to facilitate behavioral change effectively.
- Excellent client communication skills with the ability to educate diverse populations about nutrition counseling and disease management strategies.
- Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems for documentation, care coordination, and medical record management.
- Experience working with individuals with specific dietary needs such as geriatrics or those requiring weight loss interventions.
- Background in hospital or long-term care environments with acute care experience preferred.
- Knowledge of dietary department operations within healthcare settings is a plus.
Embark on a rewarding career that makes a tangible difference in people's lives by helping them achieve better health through expert guidance, compassionate support, and innovative nutritional solutions!
Pay: From $55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
