Diabetes Educator

1 month ago


Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States Mary Washington Healthcare Full time
Job Summary:
As a Diabetes Educator with Mary Washington Healthcare, you will play a vital role in providing exceptional patient care and promoting healthy lifestyles. This position is accountable for delivering diabetes education to patients diagnosed with diabetes, working collaboratively with healthcare teams to achieve desired clinical outcomes.

The ideal candidate will possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to assess patient needs and develop personalized plans of care.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Assess patient's overall status and learning needs as they relate to diabetes self-care.

Identify priorities (patient goals) and develop a plan of care with patient and significant others based on assessment/reassessment of patient's status.

Identify barriers to learning and apply counseling theories that facilitate behavior change.

Provide patient-centered diabetes education based on current national standards for diabetes self-management education.

Reassess the plan of care and recommend changes in therapy as appropriate.

Collaborate and coordinate plan of care with other pertinent health care providers.

Identify appropriate community resources for the person with diabetes and their family throughout the continuum of care.

Serve as a diabetes resource/trainer to nurses, physicians, and other healthcare members in provision of the most current diabetes clinical practices and information.

Provide education through mentoring of new staff. Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns, nursing students, and other Allied Health disciplines.

Participate in performance improvement activities utilizing processes such as LEAN and Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA).

Provide community service and education related to diabetes (i.e., Health Fairs, Speaker Bureau talks, etc.).

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
RN, with current Virginia license or Registered Dietitian (R.D.) required.

Consideration will be given to other disciplines specified as meeting requirements for certification per the NCBDE (National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators).

BS or BSN required or to be achieved within two years of hire or placement date.

Certification as Diabetes Educator (CDE) required or obtained within three years of hire or placement date.

Exceptional interpersonal and communications skills required.

Previous experience with diabetes education or related experience preferred.

Minimum of one year of health education experience preferred.

As an EOE/AA employer, Mary Washington Healthcare will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.


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