Diabetes Educator RD

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) status or equivalent credential
• •Knowledge of DSMES (Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support)
• •Understanding of age specific needs
• •Knowledge of biological, emotional, developmental, psychological, and nutritional needs
• •Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process
• •Knowledge of specialized diabetic diet
• •Knowledge of food selections
• •Knowledge of eating behaviors
• •Knowledge of community nutrition resources
• •Knowledge of organizational ethics
• •Knowledge of licensure
• •Knowledge of Standards of Professional Practice for Dietetics Professionals
• •Knowledge of Joint Commission standards
• •Knowledge of regulatory standards
• •Knowledge of American Diabetes Association standards
• •Knowledge of Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals
• •Knowledge of Wellstar Health Systems safety absolutes
• •Knowledge of system policy
• •Knowledge of A.N.D. Nutrition Care Process practice standards
• •Knowledge of hospital and department policies and procedures
• •Knowledge of clinical competencies
• •Knowledge of legal requirements
• •Knowledge of accreditation requirements
• •Knowledge of evidence based research
• •Knowledge of best practice research findings
• •Knowledge of sound scientific principles
• •Knowledge of current research and theory
• •Knowledge of dietetic interns
• •Knowledge of dietetic technicians
• •Knowledge of healthcare team members
• •Knowledge of LEAN Six Sigma
• •Ability to complete initial and ongoing professional competency assessment
• •Ability to complete required mandatory education
• •Ability to complete population specific education
• •Ability to complete 15 hours of diabetes-related CEUs annually (for non-CDE employees)
• •Ability to maintain CEU requirements (for CDE employees)
• •Ability to serve as a preceptor and/or mentor
• •Ability to conduct yearly self-assessment
• •Ability to identify professional strengths and weaknesses
• •Ability to identify needs for professional development
• •Ability to document professional development activities
• •Ability to engage in continuous learning opportunities
• •Ability to apply psycho-social, age appropriate, evidence-based nutrition care
• •Ability to utilize community resources through the continuum of care
• •Ability to identify expected outcomes of patient care
• •Ability to locate, review, and utilize best practice research findings
• •Ability to consult appropriate experts
• •Ability to use appropriate resources
• •Ability to address practice questions
• •Ability to share and report research and patient outcomes
• •Ability to communicate sound scientific principles, research, and theory
• •Ability to document understanding of relevant information
• •Ability to document results of communication
• •Ability to contribute to the development of new knowledge and services
• •Ability to seek out information effectively and independently
• •Ability to provide effective services
• •Ability to proactively plan for the educational needs of patients
• •Ability to participate in the development of departmental protocols, policies and procedures
• •Ability to collaborate with clinical and non-clinical department team members
• •Ability to achieve best practice outcomes
• •Ability to coordinate the delivery and documentation of quality patient education
• •Ability to practice diverse and inclusive interdisciplinary communication methods
• •Ability to complete timely documentation
• •Ability to promote a respectful, inclusive educational environment
• •Ability to practice in a manner that is fiscally responsible
• •Ability to promote the recruitment and retention of all department team members
• •Ability to support performance improvement
• •Ability to complete all initial and ongoing professional competency assessment
• •Ability to complete required mandatory education
• •Ability to complete population specific education
• •Ability to complete 15 hours of diabetes-related CEUs annually
• •Ability to maintain CEU requirements
• •Ability to serve as a preceptor and/or mentor
• •Ability to engage in lifelong self-development
• •Ability to conduct yearly self-assessment
• •Ability to identify professional strengths and weaknesses
• •Ability to identify needs for professional development
• •Ability to mentor dietetic interns
• •Ability to document professional development activities
• •Ability to engage in continuous learning opportunities
• •Ability to develop technical and functional areas
• •Ability to perform job functions independently
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to foster continuity of the Nutrition Care Process across all phases of the continuum of care
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions
• •Ability to actively assess, evaluate and maintain professional development and competencies outlined in the position description
• •Ability to participate in Wellstar and community events
• •Ability to provide presentations to Wellstar departments, civic, and community partners
• •Ability to serve as a diabetes resource on nutrition and diabetes management to persons and physicians within the staff and community
• •Ability to independently perform job functions