Job detail
Certified Diabetes Educator, Internal Med-Endocrinology, Full Time, First Shift
UC Health
Location
West Chester Township, Ohio
Quick overview
The Certified Diabetes Educator provides clinical and educational services to patients, families, and caregivers to promote effective self-management. They also support program accreditation through data collection, reporting, and participation in quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements summary
Candidates must hold either an Associate degree in Nursing or a Bachelor degree in Dietetics, along with the corresponding professional certification. A minimum of 1-2 years of equivalent experience is required for this role.
associate degreebachelor degreeprofessional certificateNursingClinical assessmentEndocrinologyPatient educationQuality improvementDieteticsData collectionInstructional skillsDiabetes educationSelf-management planning
Job description
- The Diabetes Educator - Certified works collaboratively with the Diabetes/Endocrinology team and the specific population served to provide discipline and level appropriate clinical and educational services. The focus of the position is assessment of patient education needs, creation of individualized self-management plan, and provision of instruction to promote self
- management skills to referred patients, family members and caregivers. This position will support the recognition/accreditation of the UC Heath Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program through adherence to program requirements, collection and reporting of program data, and participation in quality improvement initiatives.
