Responsibilities
Educate patients, healthcare workers and the community about controlling diabetes through nutritional management.
- Coordinate with designated staff to effectively integrate medical nutrition therapy into the overall management of diabetes.
- Provide diabetes education for patients, healthcare workers and the community.
- Encourage the diabetes team to support, and reinforce nutrition prescriptions, and to help patients manage their meal plan.
- Supervise the planned education process for the goals of medical nutrition therapy for diabetes.
- Reinforce diabetes education, and instruction to the staff, and implement, and monitor educational plan of care.
- Coordinate with healthcare providers including receiving and writing orders to ensure effective, and efficient patient care, and achievement of desired patient outcomes.
Details
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-4:30PM, plus some weekends for community events. No on-call and no holidays.
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Salary:$76,133.20 - $111,345.30 per year
- Sign On Bonus: $7,500
Requirements
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
- Dietitian/Nutritionist credentialed from the Maryland Board of Dietetic Practice obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
- Educator specializing in Diabetes Management credentialed from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators (NCBDE) preferred.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's
degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.