UNC REX Healthcare
Clinical Diabetes Educator - Endocrinology Clinic at Eastowne
UNC REX Healthcare, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27517
Description
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Summary: Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities
Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
Educates patients on the use of continuous glucose monitoring and other emerging diabetes management technology.
Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps, providing pump management and self‑management instruction as ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol; processes pump paperwork and follows up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings, or other administrative functions.
Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self‑management goals and outcomes; develops a plan to obtain those outcomes, assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior‑change process, and documents appropriately.
Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self‑management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider for Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes—this includes insulin instruction, blood‑glucose‑meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning, and carbohydrate counting.
Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self‑Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Other Information Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist or licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina; Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).
Professional Experience Requirements:
If Bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian.
If Master’s degree, 1 year’s experience as a Registered Dietitian.
Job Details Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: UNCH Endocrinology Cl at ET
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $26.59 - $38.23 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.
Summary: Provides diabetic patient assessments, conducts educational and instructional activities for diabetic patients and assists in the development and selection of patient education materials.
Responsibilities
Assists in the development and selection of patient education materials, policies, protocols, and procedures that enhance the diabetes education provided to patients.
Educates patients on the use of continuous glucose monitoring and other emerging diabetes management technology.
Instructs an individual diabetes patient in diabetes medical nutrition therapy if they are referred from a community physician.
Instructs patients in the use of insulin pumps, providing pump management and self‑management instruction as ordered by their UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider under protocol; processes pump paperwork and follows up by phone as needed with new pump patients.
Participates in team meetings, ADA DSME meetings, or other administrative functions.
Provides an assessment of the patient and determines mutually acceptable diabetes self‑management goals and outcomes; develops a plan to obtain those outcomes, assists the patient in implementing those goals, evaluates the behavior‑change process, and documents appropriately.
Provides diabetes education and management on all aspects of diabetes self‑management to adult patients referred by a UNC endocrinologist or advanced practice provider for Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes—this includes insulin instruction, blood‑glucose‑meter instruction, diabetes complication prevention, behavioral goal setting, diabetes medical nutrition therapy, meal planning, and carbohydrate counting.
Teaches the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Diabetes Self‑Management Education (DSME) Program classes as a clinical instructor on a rotating basis for Type 2 diabetes patients referred by their endocrinologist or advanced practice provider.
Other Information Education Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist or licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina; Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE).
Professional Experience Requirements:
If Bachelor’s degree, 3 years’ experience as a Registered Dietitian.
If Master’s degree, 1 year’s experience as a Registered Dietitian.
Job Details Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: UNCH Endocrinology Cl at ET
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $26.59 - $38.23 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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