Job Description

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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

$62,004.80 - $111,633.60

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday

Scheduled Hours:

day shift flexible

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

40

Cost Center:

10013 - 4290 Leominster Multi-D Clinic

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Under the direction of the Manager, Diabetes Education Program, the Diabetes Educator will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of Diabetes Self- Management Education and Support plans (DSMES) for patients and families with diabetes. Collaborates with PCPs and/or diabetes clinicians to develop and implement diabetes self-management education plans for patients with diabetes.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Utilizes patient education principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive DSMES plans for patients with diabetes.
2. Conducts an assessment of the patient’s knowledge base of diabetes and readiness and motivation to learn. Identify any barriers to learning including age, physical. cognitive, environmental, cultural, language, financial, psychological and spiritual needs.
3. Based upon assessment, design an individualized DSMES plan based on the patient and multi-disciplinary teams mutually agreed upon goals.
4. Promotes continuity of care by working collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team in helping patient achieve diabetes goals.
5. Utilizes adult teaching-learning methods and a variety of presentation styles to provide education to patients and families.

Position Qualifications:

License/Certification/Education:

Required:
1. Bachelor Degree from Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) approved four-year program in Food and Nutrition or related field.
2. Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) credential required within two years of hire.
3. Maintains a license with the Board of Dietitians and Nutritionists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
4. Maintains registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Preferred:
1. Master’s degree.

Experience/Skills:

Required:
1. Minimum of two years diabetes related experience.
2. Ability to influence the quality of patient care in an advisory capacity to the physician and other health care team members.
3. Demonstrated skill in analyzing problems and making decisions.
4. Oral and written communication skills are essential to interact with patients, staff, and referring providers.
Preferred:
1. Diabetes Education Experience in outpatient setting.
2. Experience with EMR.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

Department-specific competencies and their measurements will be developed and maintained in the individual departments. The competencies will be maintained and attached to the departmental job description. Responsible managers will review competencies with position incumbents.

Physical Demands and Environmental Conditions:

Work is considered sedentary. Position requires work indoors in a patient environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

We’re striving to make respect a part of everything we do at UMass Memorial Health – for our patients, our community and each other. Our six Standards of Respect are: Acknowledge, Listen, Communicate, Be Responsive, Be a Team Player and Be Kind. If you share these Standards of Respect, we hope you will join our team and help us make respect our standard for everyone, every day.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMass Memorial Health recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentacquisition@umassmemorial.org. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible.