Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES, RD), Rainier Beach (.75 FTE - 1.0 FTE)

** $2,500 Sign-on Bonus **

Purpose:

The Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RD, CDCES) works in partnership and joint accountability with other staff members to achieve Neighborcare’s Mission, Guiding Principles and goals. The primary focus is to optimize the health status of patients with diabetes by providing chronic disease management therapies and diabetes self-management education (DSME) and General Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) throughout the lifespan and other responsibilities outside of DSME is an important part of this role within the applicant’s scope of practice and licensure.

Neighborcare Health offers a robust benefit package including Health, Wellness & Retirement benefits: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, 18+ days of Paid Time Off, 9-Paid Holidays, Retirement with Matching, Life & AD&D, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, & More! This position is eligible for the Staff Referral Program

In this position you will:

• Work in partnership with other care team members to plan and coordinate care delivery.  Provide patient-centered, evidence based DSME and MNT including motivational interviewing and teach-back methods in one-on-one and group/class settings.
• Identify, assess, and address patient goals and barriers for improving their health status and management of health conditions.  Provide patients with education about the disease process and offer tools and skills needed to achieve self-management goals, including avoiding and treating acute and long term diabetes and other health related complications.
• Provide evidence-based DSME including, but not limited to basic and advanced carbohydrate counting; weight, lipid and HTN management; use of glucometer or CGM; review of blood glucose goals and interpretation of patient home glucose monitoring and food logs, training of self-injectable diabetes medications.
• Utilize Standing Orders to advise patients for diabetes medication titration and Point of Care BG and A1c testing based on Neighborcare Health Diabetes Medication Standing Orders and Guidelines. 
• Coordinate with PCP team the treatment of in-clinic hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia based on current Neighborcare Diabetes Medication Standing Orders.  Document all assessments, interventions, and plans in the electronic health record in a timely manner.
• Proactively monitor, track, and follow-up with patients in-person, on the phone or via patient portal as needed to evaluate patient response to therapeutic interventions in collaboration with the care team.
• Serve as an internal expert to provide training and education to care team members regarding diabetes management and nutrition, including, but not limited to leading in-service presentations and diabetes care team panel meetings.
• Collaborate and regularly communicate with other Neighborcare Health CDCES, RDs under the clinical supervision of the Supervisor of Nutrition and Diabetes Education to further organizational improvements in diabetes and nutrition care.  Perform RD job duties within scope and licensure as needed in clinic. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or related field, or Completion of an accredited Dietitian/Nutritionist program
• Current and Valid Washington State RD licensure

• Current and Valid CDCES credentials through CBDC

• Current BLS and CPR certification.

• 2+ years RD, CDCES experience in community health, primary care, or hospital setting providing DSME.

Our Mission 

The mission of Neighborcare Health is to provide comprehensive health care to families and individuals who have difficulty accessing care; respond with sensitivity to the needs of our culturally diverse patients; and advocate and work with others to improve the overall health status of the communities we serve. 

About our Service Commitments

Our service commitments were created by staff members, leaders, board members and patients.  We use these as a guide and expectation for how we treat our patients and each other.  You may learn more about our service commitments here, https://neighborcare.org/about-us/service-commitments/

• Serving patients
• Serving each other
• A warm welcome
• Caring
• Respect
• Working together
• Trusting Relationship

About us 

For 50 years, Neighborcare Health has been caring for our neighbors with essential medical and dental care, counseling, outreach, health education and more in Seattle, Vashon, and our newest dental clinic in Olymp