Registered dietician, certified diabetes educator,
Baptist Health Medical Group
Dietitian - Diabetes Educator
Endocrinology
New Albany, Indiana
Part Time/First Shift
$5000 SignOn Bonus
Under general supervision, this position the Certified Diabetes Educator supports the Joslin Diabetes Center by providing nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients with chronic conditions who are at risk for disease progression, complications, cognitive, and functional decline. In collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team, the Certified Diabetes Educator develops and implements an individualized care plan designed to promote the patient’s understanding and management of their condition, optimize quality of life, and improve clinical outcomes. This role will also develop various nutritional programs (adult and pediatric focused) for the Joslin Diabetes Center. This position provides service in the Endocrinology office, [and remotely, as appropriate according to schedule and staffing needs.]
As a not-for-profit health care provider, we've made a commitment to the communities we serve to provide care and services that go far beyond what is expected, including charity care, education, community involvement and partnerships and a wide variety of special programs and services.
Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree with course work approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
Certified Diabetes Educator Certification.
Passed a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Possess current, unrestricted certification with the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR)
Possess current, unrestricted dietitian licensure in Kentucky (Kentucky Department of Professional Licensing) and Indiana (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)
Knowledge of nutrition guidelines in chronic disease management.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge of HEDIS or NCQA quality measures
Valid unrestricted driver’s license and ability to drive to multiple locations.
RD, CDE, RN with CDE, Registered Dietitian, Diabetes, Educator, Dietitian, AADE
Work Experience
Education
Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of nine hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 400 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.
Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky in a joint venture with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana. Baptist Health employs more than 23,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.
Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.
Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has nearly 1,500 providers, including more than 750 physicians and more than 740 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.
Learn more at BaptistHealth.com.
