Michigan Medicine's Adult Diabetes Education Program is seeking a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in their outpatient Diabetes Education Program. The RDN/CDCES will provide support to adults with diabetes. The RDN/ CDCES will see patients in a variety of ambulatory locations as well as help coordinate discharge planning at UMH. This RDN/CDCES will see patients with new onset diabetes as well as follow patients who are already established with the Adult Diabetes Education Program. This will include follow up with newly diagnosed patients and patients via classes and outpatient clinical visits in both in-person and virtual settings.
- Assess learning needs of patients/families.
- Provide comprehensive diabetes education and nutrition care to patients with diabetes and their families/caregivers in both a group and individual settings.
- Care may be delivered in both a physical and virtual environment
- Patient education includes intensified insulin regimens and insulin pump therapy.
- Provide instruction to and management of pregnant patients with diabetes including women with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes.
- Participate in all aspects of clinical care: patient education, direct patient care, and case management.
- Learn and maintain competency in insulin pump training/intensive insulin management and Continuous Glucose Monitor Training.
- Design, monitor, and evaluate individualized patient care plans for patients with diabetes.
- Manage telephone communications: triage calls from patients, parents, physicians, and other health care team members.
- Independently perform nutrition focused physical assessments and document using the nutrition care process to provide most effective patient care for patients with diabetes.
- Act as a liaison and consultation for diabetes patients to other members of the health care team such as being clinic educator and working our inbasket pools
- Assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of recognized diabetes self-management education program.
- Refer patients and families as indicated to other health services.
- Communicate with program staff, educators, and providers through the electronic health record.
- Evaluate outcomes/progress frequently during the education process.
- Submit proper documentation for billing.
- Maintain professional competency.
Clinical Expectations
- Ability to work with a variety of glucometers, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.
- Experience providing group education.
- Must be able to function with minimum supervision and be highly motivated to provide excellent care and patient advocacy.
- Effective interpersonal skills including a positive attitude and excellent conflict management skills.
- Must function efficiently and appropriately in a fast-paced, dynamic, and interdisciplinary team environment.
- Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new programs and devices quickly and effectively.
- Experience developing education materials for patients.
- Flexibility in a fast-paced work environment
- Maintain productivity standards and practice effective time management
40hrs/week. Schedule to be determined per team and program needs.
*Evening hours required as needed to fulfill program operations.
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
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The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.
