City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara is hiring a Diabetes Care & Education Specialist - Registered Dietician (RD), at Princess Anne Hospital, in Virginia Beach, VA.

Shift: Full Time, primarily First Shift. Some weekends and nights required

Overview:

• Job Description SummaryServes as an expert clinician, consistently serving as a clinical resource to patients and staff. Provides diabetes education to inpatients and/or outpatients; keeps current with diabetes management. Provides diabetes education to health care team.
• Job Description

  Plans and coordinates education and care of patients/persons with diabetes across a continuum in collaboration with other disciplines, community agencies and Sentara subsidiaries. Provides staff education, educates/counsels patients to promote wellness and prevention of complications in persons with diabetes. Serves as a clinical resource person for the clinical staff serving the inpatient and/or outpatient population.   
  
  Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) required within 2.5 years of hire.

  If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.

Education

• Bachelors Degree REQUIRED

• ***If Bachelor's Degree is in major other than Dietetics, must complete an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics.​

Certification/Licensure

• Registered Dietician (RD) - Certifications - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) REQUIRED

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) required within 2.5 years of hire

Experience

• Prior Diabetes, Glucose management, Glycemia, diabetes education and/or related experience strongly preferred

Keywords: Talroo-Dietician. Registered Nurse. RN. Diabetes. Diabetes education. ACEND. CDCES. Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. RN/RD CDCES. Blood Glucose management. Glycemia. RD. Registered Dietician.

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career• Medical, Dental, Vision plans• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave • Emergency Backup Care• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans• Life Insurance• 401k/403B with Employer Match• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development• Pet Insurance • Legal Resources Plan• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital is a 174-bed acute care hospital that provides quality clinical outcomes, experienced physicians, advanced technology, and a patient-centered approach to care in southern Virginia Beach, as well as neighboring Chesapeake and Northeastern North Carolina communities.As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, the hospital specializes in orthopedic and spine care, heart, vascular, advanced imaging, gynecological, comprehensive breast care services, and family maternity with a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit. Our facility also is home to Virginia’s only Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texa