Job Summary
100% onsite in the Greater Austin, TX area. Outreach clinics are located in Hutto, Taylor, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Buda (clinic frequency TBD). The Certified Diabetes Educator works with people at risk and with diabetes to achieve behavior change goals which lead to better clinical outcomes and improved health status.
Essential Functions of the Role
- 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.
- Optimizes 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; obtain 15 diabetes‑related Continuing Education hours annually.
Key Success Factors
- Advanced knowledge of pre‑diabetes and diabetes care modalities, therapies, terminology and equipment.
- Familiarity with pre‑diabetes and diabetes pathophysiology, epidemiology, and evidence‑based clinical practice.
- Familiarity with ADA Education Recognition requirements or National Standards for Diabetes Self‑Management Education and Support, if in an ADA Recognized program.
- Ability 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, adjustable, original, resourceful with an excellent desire to help the community.
- Positive interaction with patients as needed.
- General computer skills, including but not limited to using required software applications, data entry, information security, electronic medical documentation, handheld scanning and email.
- Certified Diabetes Educator certification strongly preferred within 12 months of hire.
- Knowledge of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices strongly preferred.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree.
- Experience: Less than 1 year of experience.
Certification / License / Registration
- Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.
- Registered Dietitian (RD), Registered Nurse (RN), Pharmacist (RPH): Must have one of the following: RD – Registered Dietician, RN – Registered Nurse, RPH – Pharmacist.
Benefits
- 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.