Diabetes Educator, Endocrinology - Mayfield Hts.

The position provides medical nutrition therapy, diabetes self-management education to University Hospitals clients and clients within the surrounding communities.

• Conduct individualized needs assessment with the participation of the patient, family and support systems.
• Apply principles of teaching and learning and/or behavior change to facilitate self-management skills of individuals with diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team that includes the patient, certified diabetes educator and physicians to support patient success with behavior change and euglycemia.
• Establish and maintain relationships with diverse populations.
• Acts as a key resource for diabetes education for the hospitals physician office groups.
• Maintains data base and tracking systems of patients requiring diabetes education and applies appropriate metrics to determine outcomes.
• Participate in case management of patient included, but not limited to, discharge planning, chart review, assessment, telephonic outreach, appointment scheduling, home or doctor visits and coordination of care with other departments.

• Adheres to department standards regarding acceptable attendance, reporting to work on time and completing work in designated time.
• Attends all mandatory department meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.
• Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or Dietetics (Required)

• 3+ years experience (Required)

• Microsoft Office (Preferred proficiency)
• EPIC (Required proficiency)
• Basic computer literacy (Required proficiency)
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills (Required proficiency)
• Demonstrated leadership skills (Required proficiency)
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills (Required proficiency)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (Required)
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) (Required within 1 Year)

• Standing Occasionally
• Walking Occasionally
• Sitting Constantly
• Lifting Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Carrying Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Pushing Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Pulling Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Climbing Rarely up to 20 lbs
• Balancing Rarely
• Stooping Rarely
• Kneeling Rarely
• Crouching Rarely
• Crawling Rarely
• Reaching Rarely
• Handling Occasionally
• Grasping Occasionally
• Feeling Rarely
• Talking Constantly
• Hearing Constantly
• Repetitive Motions Frequently
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination Frequently

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