Certified Diabetes Educator Dietitian

• →Patient Assessment: Evaluate patients' medical history, dietary habits, and lifestyle to determine their nutritional needs.
• →Personalized Meal Planning: Create and implement individualized meal plans tailored to patients’ specific diabetes management goals.
• →Education and Counseling: Teach patients about the relationship between diet and diabetes, offering practical advice and strategies for healthy eating in one-on-one and group settings.
• →Monitoring and Evaluation: Track patients' progress, adjust meal plans as necessary, and provide ongoing support and encouragement.
• →Collaboration: Work with healthcare providers, including providers and nurses, to ensure a cohesive approach to diabetes management.
• →Resource Development: Develop and utilize educational materials and resources to aid patients in understanding and managing their condition. Participate in community events, as appropriate.
• →Competencies: Perform and maintain the professional, clinical, and technical competencies required within the department.
• →Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• →These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian through the Commission for Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Minimum of 2 years professional practice as a Registered Dietitian (RDN)

• Master's Degree in dietetics or nutrition from an accredited college or university
• 2 or more years of clinical experience as a RDN in an ADA or AADE accredited program

• Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education (CBDCE) within 1 Year
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 14 days
• Licensed Dietitian - State Department for Aging and Disability Services (KS)

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.  Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.  See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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