Diabetes Dietitian - Clinic - Coweta
On-siteCoweta, Oklahoma, United States
Job Summary
Provide comprehensive Medical Nutrition Therapy for persons at risk for or with newly diagnosed diabetes, improving control and reducing risk factors. Conduct initial, routine, urgent, annual, follow-up, and complication care while delivering diabetes self-management education and insulin administration guidance. Coordinate diabetes activities and nutrition-related education for groups and individuals within the clinic and community settings, including telehealth. Assess patients' nutritional needs, prepare care plans, and document assessment data and clinical interventions in the electronic medical record. Monitor patient progress, facilitate program completion, and contribute to continuous quality improvement processes. Maintain professional licensure and cultural competency training.
Required Qualifications
- Completion of a Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition and Dietetics
- One (1) year related experience
- Registered (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Licensed by the State of Oklahoma as a Dietitian (RD/LD)
- Current provisional licensure required within 6 months of employment
- Knowledge of diabetes and its impact upon the Native American population
- Knowledge of nutrition as it relates to diabetes, diabetes awareness and prevention in communities
- Knowledge and skill in nutrition counseling and education in a clinical setting
- High degree of knowledge in health care delivery and quality improvement
- High degree of knowledge and skills in providing preventive and treatment interventions to persons with diabetes in outpatient settings including initial, routine, urgent, annual, follow-up, and complication care
- Knowledge of ADCES, ADA, IHS, MCNDH and Diabetes Program guidelines, regulations, policies and procedures
- Ability to provide case management to patients with diabetes using current diabetes care standards and team-derived clinical and educational guidelines
- Ability to assess patients' nutritional needs and prepare nutritional care plan
- Ability to effectively plan, coordinate diabetes activities and nutrition-related education to groups and individuals within the clinic and community setting
- High degree of knowledge in diabetes self-management education and standards required by the American Diabetes Association's Recognition program
- Knowledge of cultural competencies in the Native American Indians relevant to diabetes and its prevention and care
- Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with patients and their families, medical and administrative staff, health care professionals and the public, both orally and in writing
- Ability to utilize a personal computer in a Windows environment
- Ability to maintain a confident professional demeanor
- Some travel may be required
- Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable
- Regular attendance is required
Desired Qualifications
- Three (3) years' relevant experience
- Certification as a Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist (CDCES) preferred or must obtain certification within 3 years to maintain job position
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