Diabetic Educator – Full Time – Remote Opportunities

Location: Methodist Physicians Clinic – Prairie Fields
Address: 350 W 23rd St. – Fremont, NE
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Provides individualized diabetes education

• Creates comprehensive nutrition care plans for patients by identifying pertinent data from medical/diet/social histories, reviewing medications and medical interventions, and through patient interaction to ensure appropriate patient assessment.
• Integrates pathophysiology, calorie, nutrient and fluid intake vs. patient needs and the clinical outcome goals into nutrition recommendations and interventions to ensure positive patient outcomes.
• Provide teaching utilizing teach back method to ensure patient understanding.
• Provides nutrition education to patients and families through counseling, education, and training materials to ensure compliance with the established nutrition care plan.
• Provide instruction, demonstration, and teach back on glucose monitors.

• Assists patients to identify and set personal nutrition and exercise goals.
• Provide frequent follow up support to patients to ensure goal success. Frequency of follow up to be determined by individual patient needs.

• Responsible for identifying barriers to obtaining patient care goals such as financial barriers, physical barriers, medication adherence, knowledge deficit, etc.
• Responsible for addressing barriers to patient care goals and assisting patients with resolution to the barriers.
• Responsible for follow up to ensure successful resolution to barriers that prevent patient success.

• Accurately charts diabetes education in the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) utilizing the AdHoc Diabetes Outpatient Individual Form.
• Provide timely and accurate patient updates via Messaging through the EMR to physicians and the health coach. This includes bi-monthly blood sugar updates, etc.

• Responsible for contacting all identified high risk patients in a timely manner. The list of high risk patients is provided monthly by the health coach.
• Responsible for providing frequent and continuous support to the high risk patients. High risk patients should be provided support and follow-up on a weekly basis.
• Ensure high risk patients are scheduled for physician follow-up appointments per pre-established guidelines.
• Responsible for keeping the physician and/or health coach notified of any pertinent patient issues such as failure to contact patient, changes in patient progress, etc.
• Responsible for follow-up on high risk patients who do not present for appointments with the diabetic educator or physician.

• Willingness to adequately prepare and present current educational information for other staff.
• Assists with ongoing nutrition education material updates by researching, reviewing, and utilizing additional resources appropriately to ensure educational material is current.

• Collaborates with health coach to assess plan, implement and evaluate patient education.
• Participates in interdisciplinary activities to ensure adequate communication is provided to develop and update the patient care plan.

• Bachelors Degree required, preferably in Nutrition and Dietetics.

• 3 years of previous clinical experience preferred.

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) through the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) preferred.
• Registered Dietician (RD), Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Nurse (RN) required.

• Knowledge of patient education.
• Skilled in critical thinking for determining alternative solutions or solving problems required.
• Strong verbal communication skills for positive interaction with patients, physicians and other health care team member.
• Skilled in operating a computer, including a computer mouse and keyboard, required.
• Able to follow written and verbal instructions required.
• Able to work in a diverse environment required.
• Able to work as a team required.
• Able to keep patient information confidential required.
• Able to read, write, and comprehend various written reports and documents required.

• Medium Work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.

• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Crawling
  • Sitting

• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Climbing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Kneeling
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting

• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Balancing
  • Distinguish colors
  • Grasping
  • Hearing
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Seeing/Visual
  • Speaking/talking
  • Standing
  • Walking

• Not Related:
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

• Rare (1-33%):
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations

• Note: Safety Officer can assist with identification of job hazards