Certified Diabetes Educator RDN - Outpatient Clinical Nutrition

Location:

Geisinger Wyoming Valley Specialty Clinic

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - RDN serves in an advanced role providing in-depth analysis of the patient with diabetes and providing specialized care and in-depth education for persons with diabetes and their families. Serves as a team member in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes and coordinating follow up care for persons with diabetes.

Job Duties:

• Assesses patient's appropriateness for intensive insulin therapy.
• Provides diabetes self-management education and training which includes evaluation of the individual’s  skills, support, and barriers to care.
• Assess general diabetes knowledge, evaluate physical findings and anthropometric measurements, 
• Teach person appropriate essential self-care behaviors to improve effective self-management of their disease.  These may include healthy eating, being physically active, monitoring of blood sugar, medication administration and adherence, problem solving, healthy coping skills, and risk reduction behaviors.
• Develops  diabetes management plans appropriate to patient's immediate diabetes needs.
• Reviews and assesses lab results and adapts clinical recommendations and care plan accordingly. 
• Serves as a resource for patient and family. 
• Documents in accordance with established standards.
• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues with  care team and facilitates change to promote quality outcomes.
• Enhance quality of diabetes care through collaboration with other services and initiate referrals to appropriate support services.
• Works within the multidisciplinary team for diabetes education and management and collaborates with other disciplines to identify and resolve patient care issues.
• Conducts diabetes education through group classes as indicated.
• Participates in departmental initiatives to meet strategic goals.
• Precept students as indicated.  Mentor and train new staff members, colleagues, and other members of the care team as applicable. 
• Practices with a high degree of autonomy
• Evaluates evidence-based best practice and shares back to team including proposing adjustments to supporting reference materials, policies, etc.
•   Provides guidance to providers and other healthcare professionals.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary care team and functions as the diabetes expert
• Collaborates with inter/intra professional team members to achieve department goals and optimize service
• Serve as Designated Point Person for new hires as indicated.
• May include specialty program management and program evaluation outcomes

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

• Outpatient diabetes educator position working in a clinic setting working under ADA accreditation, working in all areas of DSMT along with pump and CGM

  Hours: 8am-4:30pm

  Travel: As needed for Training.

  Experience: Minimum of 2 years related work experience

  Education: Bachelor's Degree

  Certification: Certified Diabetes Educator -is required

  Hybrid: option after training of 1-2 days work from home as long as telemedicine continues to be covered and supported.

  Exempt Role: yes

  Benefits of working at Geisinger: 

  Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one  

  Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents   

  Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)   

  Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and lon