Certified Diabetes Educator
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Marshfield Clinic is hiring a Certified Diabetes Educator. The Certified Diabetes Educator at Marshfield Clinic educates patients on self-care for diabetes, monitors health status, and provides ongoing assessment and behavioral interventions to promote self-management skills. This role involves ensuring patient understanding of healthy eating, medication management, physical activity, and glucose monitoring, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal patient outcomes.
Key focus areas include Educate patients on self care involved in the diagnosis of diabetes, Collect patient data to monitor health status and proactively manage the patient's condition, and Provide initial and ongoing assessment, education, goal setting and behavioral interventions.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree In Dietetics, Bachelor's Degree In Food And Nutrition, and Master's Degree. Important skills include Self-Care Education, Patient Data Collection, Health Status Monitoring, Behavioral Interventions, Diabetes Self Management Skills, and Patient Empowerment. Preferred (not required): Community Support.
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Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Marsh Minocqua Ctr Location: Minocqua, WI Address: 9576 WI-70, Minocqua, WI 54548, USA Shift: Day Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 40.00 Salary Range: 27.50 - 44.00
Job Summary
Educates patients on self care involved in the diagnosis of diabetes; collects patient data to monitor health status and
proactively manage the patient's condition. Provides initial and ongoing assessment, education, goal setting and behavioral interventions to promote diabetes self management skills and patient empowerment. Ensure patient/family have understanding of self-care skills including healthy eating, medication management, physical activity, glucose monitoring/pattern management, problem solving, and reducing risks. Demonstrates knowledge of pathophysiology, social determents of health, and evidence-based standards. Supports quality improvement to effectively maintain program recognition for an effective Diabetes Self Management Education program. Collaborates with multidisciplinary team, referring provider and other healthcare providers related to diabetes care.
Provides nutrition therapy and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients of all ages. Ability to recognize, evaluate, and provide for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs. Develops an appropriate age, individualized education and care plan based on assessment. Evaluates patient needs and suggests appropriate management strategies, including insulin management and diabetes technologies. Provides training and support to patients and families related to diabetes management technologies (continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps)
as appropriate. CDCES will maintain certification on insulin pumps based upon location requirements. Maintains practice by staying abreast of current evidence-based practice. Follows facility protocols related to diabetes care management. May provide education or community support related to diabetes management or diabetes prevention. Responsible for working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary health care team to provide the best outcomes for patients.
Qualifications
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program. For graduates after 2024, a Masters degree is required per ACEND.
Clinical nutrition experience through an approved Coordinated Graduate Program or post graduate internship is required. Three years of experience as a Registered Clinical Dietitian. Must have a thorough knowledge of normal nutrition, diabetes self-management skills and medical nutrition therapy.
Must be registered by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) and licensed as a Dietitian or Nutritionist in the state(s) of practice. Must hold and maintain certification as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist from the National Certification Board of Diabetes Care and Education Specialist or obtain that certification within three years when eligible.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0267303 Job Function: Nursing Featured: No
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