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Job Summary

Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - RDN serves in an advanced role providing in-depth analysis of the patient with diabetes and providing specialized care and in-depth education for persons with diabetes and their families. Serves as a team member in assessing needs, planning and providing education and care, evaluating outcomes and coordinating follow up care for persons with diabetes.

Job Duties

• Assesses patient's appropriateness for intensive insulin therapy.
• Provides diabetes self-management education and training which includes evaluation of the individual’sskills, support, and barriers to care.
• Assess general diabetes knowledge, evaluate physical findings and anthropometric measurements,
• Teach person appropriate essential self-care behaviors to improve effective self-management of their disease.These may include healthy eating, being physically active, monitoring of blood sugar, medication administration and adherence, problem solving, healthy coping skills, and risk reduction behaviors.
• Developsdiabetes management plans appropriate to patient's immediate diabetes needs.
• Reviews and assesses lab results and adapts clinical recommendations and care plan accordingly.
• Serves as a resource for patient and family. 
• Documents in accordance with established standards.
• Investigates and problem solves patient care issues withcare team and facilitates change to promote quality outcomes.
• Enhance quality of diabetes care through collaboration with other services and initiate referrals to appropriate support services.
• Works within the multidisciplinary team for diabetes education and management and collaborates with other disciplines to identify and resolve patient care issues.
• Conducts diabetes education through group classes as indicated.
• Participates in departmental initiatives to meet strategic goals.
• Precept students as indicated.Mentor and train new staff members, colleagues, and other members of the care team as applicable.
• Practices with a high degree of autonomy
• Evaluates evidence-based best practice and shares back to team including proposing adjustments to supporting reference materials, policies, etc.
• Provides guidance to providers and other healthcare professionals.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary care team and functions as the diabetes expert
• Collaborates with inter/intra professional team members to achieve department goals and optimize service
• Serve as Designated Point Person for new hires as indicated.
• May include specialty program management and program evaluation outcomes

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Outpatient diabetes educator position working in a clinic setting working under ADA accreditation, working in all areas of DSMT along with pump and CGM

  Hours: 8am-4:30pm

  Travel: As needed for Training.

  Experience: Minimum of 2 years related work experience

  Education: Bachelor's Degree

  Certification: Certified Diabetes Educator -is required

  Hybrid: option after training of 1-2 days work from home as long as telemedicine continues to be covered and supported.

  Exempt Role: yes

  Benefits of working at Geisinger: 

  Full benefits (health, dental and vision) starting on day one  

  Three medical plan choices, including an expanded network for out-of-area employees and dependents   

  Pre-tax savings plans with healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA) and a health savings account (HSA)   

  Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage   

  401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions   

  Generous paid time off (PTO) plan that allows you to accrue time quickly   

  Up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year   

  MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health while earning a financial incentive   

  Family-friendly support including adoption and fertility assistance, parental leave pay, military leave pay and a free Care.com membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones   

  Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Referrals for childcare, eldercare, & pet care. Access free legal guidance, mental health visits, work-life support, digital self-help tools and more.   

  Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, identity theft protection, universal life and pet and legal insurance   

Education

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 2 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist - Default Issuing Body; Certified Diabetes Educator - Default Issuing Body

Skills

Communication; Interpersonal Communication

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.

EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.

LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.

INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.

SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.