Clinical Educator

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Base pay range

$28.00 / hr - $51.00 / hr

Diabetes Educator

Job Type : Full Time, Exempt

Wage Range : $28.46-51.85

Overview

Job Summary

Maintain high standards of the existing ADA accredited diabetes program. Accountable for assuring diabetes instruction complies with national standards. In accordance with professional standards and hospital policies and procedures, responsible for conducting individualized needs assessments on persons enrolled in the diabetes and medical nutrition therapy patient education program.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop plans of care on all aspects of diabetes self-management and medical nutrition therapy.
• Collaborate and communicate with team members.
• Contribute to and participate in a continuous quality improvement process to measure the diabetes education program and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provide diabetes education and follow-up to newly diagnosed and established adults with diabetes.
• Provide education and follow-up to new insulin pump patients.
• Educate and manage pregnant patients with Type I diabetes.

In-Patient

Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self-management training and nutrition intervention to patients / residents. Ensure patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations through the safe and efficient use of resources. In-patient needs include inpatient diabetes education and rotating on-call for weekends.

Education And / or Experience Requirements

Bachelor's degree in nutrition and Dietetics or Registered Nurse. Language skills, mathematical skills, reasoning ability.

Licensure & Certifications Requirements

Washington Dietitian Certification and National CDR Registered Dietitian (Commission on Dietetic Registration), Registered Nurse.

About Lifepoint Health

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, including acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

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