Position Title: Diabetes Educator, RD Department: Diabetes Care Center

Purpose:

According to established and departmental policies and procedures and utilizing evidence-based nutrition practice, the clinical dietitian assesses the nutritional needs of patients and their readiness to make lifestyle changes necessary to maximize health outcomes related to the disease state.

The clinical dietitian formulates and implements the nutrition care plan.

The clinical dietitian, as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team, actively participates in improving organizational performance of the nutrition care function. # Assesses patients admitted to the Diabetes Care Center and devises individualized educational plan. Implements educational plan and participates in both individual and group diabetes education sessions. Assists in planning, implementing and evaluating the Diabetes Self-Management plan

Report To:

Manager, Diabetes Care Center

Supervisory Responsibility:

No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility:

Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship:

Co-workers/Health System Employees, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients # POSITION SPECIFICATION # Education: Bachelor#s Degree

Field Of Study:

Dietetics

Special Training:

Basic Life Support

Training Preferred:

Licensure/Registration: Registered Dietitian in IA upon hire.

Must obtain IL license within 1 year. Must obtan CDCES Certification within 2 years of hire.

Experience:

More than 2 years experience required.

Interpersonal Skills:

Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity.

Contact with others may involve detailed # lengthy dialogues # exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions:

There is limited exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Some undesirable or unpleasant environmental characteristics may occur but the physical environment is generally safe and there is minimal health risk.

No safety equipment or unusual precautions are required. The occasional exposure to these minor adverse conditions would be limited to 35% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens:

Yes

Miscellaneous:

Position Title: Diabetes Educator, RD

Department: Diabetes Care Center

Purpose: According to established and departmental policies and procedures and utilizing evidence-based nutrition practice, the clinical dietitian assesses the nutritional needs of patients and their readiness to make lifestyle changes necessary to maximize health outcomes related to the disease state.

The clinical dietitian formulates and implements the nutrition care plan.

The clinical dietitian, as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team, actively participates in improving organizational performance of the nutrition care function.

Assesses patients admitted to the Diabetes Care Center and devises individualized educational

plan. Implements educational plan and participates in both individual and group diabetes education

sessions. Assists in planning, implementing and evaluating the Diabetes Self-Management plan

Report To: Manager, Diabetes Care Center

Supervisory Responsibility: No Supervision:

The job does not require the provision of guidance or supervision to others. There is no formal responsibility for directing others.

Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others, Vendors/Clients

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Field Of Study: Dietetics

Special Training: Basic Life Support

Training Preferred:

Licensure/Registration: Registered Dietitian in IA upon hire.

Must obtain IL license within 1 year. Must obtan CDCES Certification within 2 years of hire.

Experience: More than 2 years experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity.

Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Some undesirable or unpleasant environmental characteristics may occur but the physical environment is generally safe and there is minimal health risk.

No safety equipment or unusual precautions are required. The occasional exposure to these minor adverse conditions would be limited to 35% or less of the work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous: