Job Details
Shift: 8AM-5PM, 2 days a week.
Location: Round Rock, TX. Some travel will be required to outreach locations: Cedar Park, Taylor, Georgetown, Sun City
JOB SUMMARY
The Diabetes Care & Education Specialist 2 works with people at risk and with diabetes to achieve behavior changes which lead to better clinical outcomes and an improved health status.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE
- Will be required to participate in teaching the Diabetes Bootcamp group class
- Plans, directs, and provides individualized self-management education, training and help to patients and families in a culturally-competent manner across the lifespan.
- Develops and conducts educational programs and in-service training programs.
- Serves as a resource to staff and community as a diabetes care and education specialist.
- Optimize care delivery, patient and provider experience, quality, safety, and costs.
- Applies current principles of teaching and learning and/or behavior change to facilitate self-management skills.
- Tailors interventions to individual self-management needs.
- Communicates information to patients and healthcare team in a timely manner. Serves as a role model, resource, and mentor to other team members.
- Participates in quality improvement activities to help process improvement and clinic/facility/system goals.
- Participates in professional development activities to maintain and improve required qualifications.
- Serves as program coordinator and oversees diabetes education program, including managing staff, if applicable.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS- Advanced knowledge of pre-diabetes and diabetes care modalities, therapies, terminology and equipment.
- Demonstrates familiarity with pre-diabetes and diabetes pathophysiology, epidemiology, and evidence-based clinical practice.
- Demonstrates familiarity with ADA Education Recognition requirements or National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, if in an ADA Recognized program.
- Must be able to communicate thoughts clearly; both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to effectively use a variety of teaching methods.
- Knowledge of the geographic area, the community and its resources
- Cultural proficiency related to health practices
- Committed, dependable, adaptable, inventive, resourceful and has an exceptional desire to help the community.
- Able to interact positively with patients as needed.
- General computer skills, including but not limited to: using required software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, hand held scanning and email.
BENEFITSOur competitive benefits package includes the following
- Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
- Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO accrual beginning Day 1
Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level
QUALIFICATIONS- EDUCATION - Bachelor's
- EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
- Cert Diabetes Educator (CDE): Must have a Certified Diabetes Educator Certification (CDE).
- Licensed Dietitian (LICDIET),
- Licensed/Registered Dietician
- Pump education, preferred