Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Company: Mattapan Community Health Center Inc
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 9, 2024
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Job Description:
Description:POSITION: Certified Diabetes Care and Education
Specialist (CDCES)DEPARTMENT: Family and Community Health
ServicesLOCATION: 1575 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, MA 02126REPORTS
TO: Director of Family and Community Health ServicesTYPE Part
TimeSALARY: Negotiable*Job description*Under the direction of the
Director of Family and Community Health Services, the CDCES, will
plan, develop implement, and coordinate nutrition programs for the
Health Center patients, groups, and community nutrition education
programs. The CDCES will integrate nutritional education into all
aspects of primary care, specialty clinics and with external
agencies including, but not limited, to the Women and Infants and
Children (WIC) Program, and other nutrition-based programs.*50%
Direct Patient Care** Provides nutrition assessments for individual
patients, prepares nutrition care plans, and educates and motivates
patients to accept and follow programs.* Conducts nutrition
programs through community events, including nutrition assessments,
counseling, education and referrals as requested.* Performs
clinical and physical assessments.* Plan, develop, implement and
coordinate nutrition programs for health center patients, groups
and community nutrition education programs.* Pediatric referrals
will include but are not limited to addressing issues of obesity.*
Primary Care referrals will include but are not limited to: all
patients with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, elevated cholesterol
and other nutrition-related complications.* Develops educational
plan that takes into consideration individualized nutrition status,
educational level, readiness to learn and barriers.* Reviews
samples of the instructional material on an annual basis to ensure
they support the DSME program curriculum.* Determines and
implements appropriate nutrition prescription and/or food plan.*
Communicates with practitioners and makes recommendations for
outcomes of MNT and self-management education.* Provides education
and counseling on an individual basis or in a group setting.*
Assists with data collection to determine the clinical and
behavioral outcomes of the DSME program.* Adheres to HIPPA
guidelines regarding confidentiality of medical information.*
Performs other related duties as assigned.*20% Health Education and
Outreach** Develops culturally appropriate education materials
regarding nutritional issues for use with individual Health Center
and SBHC patients and community education programs.* Maintains a
library of culturally appropriate educational pamphlets on
dietary/food exchanges, purchasing, preparation, and how to read
and understand food labels to all clients referred to the
nutritionist.* Integrates nutrition education into all aspects of
primary care, specialty clinics and external agencies, such as
WIC.* Develops nutrition interventions to address obesity in
patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases, including high
blood pressure and chronic heart disease, obesity, diabetes Type2,
respiratory problems, osteoporosis and cancer.* Participate in
internal and external Obesity Studies.*25% Administrative Duties**
Develops nutrition policies and protocols based on government
guidelines and recommendations for a variety of programs.* Creates
and distributes a list of conveniently located health smart
markets, exercise programs and nutritional counseling centers to
all health center patients.* Evaluates and recommends nutrition
education for the Health Center, as well as, other community
groups.* Conducts research to obtain a baseline of the nutritional
health needs of the MCHC population.* Develops and maintains a
nutrition patient tracking/follow-up system.* Partnership with the
planning and implementation of nutrition educational programs for
patients and staff.* Documents in patients medical record all
nutrition care provided and ensure that appropriate forms are
properly completed for billing and productivity reporting
purposes.* Participates in a relevant Medical Record review to
obtain obesity information.* Participates in external meetings as
assigned.*5% Provision of Continuing Education/In-service**
Maintains and expands current level of professional knowledge of
nutrition theory and practice through continuing education
programs/In-services.* Precepts nutrition students, as assigned.*
Participates in individual or group teaching sessions.*
Participates, as needed on Health Center Committees.* Performs
other related duties as required or assigned by the Clinical Health
Services Director.Requirements:Requirements:The individual must be
licensed in the state of Massachusetts as a Licensed Dietitian in
Nutrition (LDN), with a bachelors degree, M.Ed. or M.S. Degree in
Nutrition/Dietetics is required.Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)
or Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDECS) is
required.At least 3-5 years of experience working in a community
health care setting.is preferred. Working in communities with
diverse populations in the areas of Pediatrics, Prenatal and Adult
Medicine is preferred.The ideal candidate must possess excellent
organizational skills, and Basic Computer operations skills such as
Word, Excel, EPIC OCHIN, as well as demonstrated oral and written
communication skills, flexible, organized, and
culturally/ethnically sensitive.Bilingual in Haitian Creole is a
plus.Job Type: Part-timeWork Location: In personby Jobble
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