How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Summary
Michigan Medicine's Adult Diabetes Education Program is seeking a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist/ Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist in their outpatient Diabetes Education Program. The RDN/CDCES will provide support to adults with diabetes. This RDN/CDCES will see patients with new onset diabetes as well as follow patients who are already established with the Adult Diabetes Education Program. This will include teaching group classes and outpatient clinical visits in both in-person and virtual settings. This is a hybrid position requiring several days per week on site in Ann Arbor.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Responsibilities*
- Assess learning needs of patients/families.
- Provide comprehensive diabetes education and nutrition care to patients with diabetes and their families/caregivers in both a group and individual settings.
- Care may be delivered in both a physical and virtual environment
- Patient education includes intensified insulin regimens and insulin pump therapy.
- Provide instruction to and management of pregnant patients with diabetes including women with type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.
- Participate in all aspects of clinical care: patient education, direct patient care, and case management.
- Learn and maintain competency in insulin pump training/intensive insulin management and Continuous Glucose Monitor Training.
- Design, monitor, and evaluate individualized patient care plans for patients with diabetes.
- Evaluate outcomes/progress frequently during the education process.
- Provide close follow up of patients and communicate back to physicians
- Assist in planning, implementation, and evaluation of recognized diabetes self-management education program.
- Manage telephone communications: triage calls from patients, parents, physicians, and other health care team members.
- Provide patient teaching for urgent clinic services
- Assist with management of "blood sugar pool", phone, and portal management of patient reported blood glucose values
- Refer patients and families as indicated to other health services
- Maintain accurate and timely chart notes.
- Work with the physicians to develop and carry out clinical standards of care for various patient diagnoses.
- Communicate with program staff, educators, and providers through the electronic health record.
- Submit proper documentation for billing.
- Maintain professional competency.
Clinical Expectations
- Ability to work with a variety of glucometers, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors.
- Experience providing group education.
- Must be able to function with minimum supervision and be highly motivated to provide excellent care and patient advocacy.
- Effective interpersonal skills including a positive attitude and excellent conflict management skills.
- Must function efficiently and appropriately in a fast-paced, dynamic, and interdisciplinary team environment.
- Excellent computer skills and ability to learn new programs and devices quickly and effectively.
- Experience developing education materials for patients.
- Flexibility in a fast-paced work environment
- Maintain productivity standards and practice effective time management.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in Dietetics or Foods and Nutrition or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience as a Clinical Dietician and registration by the American Dietetic Association.
- Completion of a didactic program in dietetics and supervised practice program approved by ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with active registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Requires primary source verification.
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) or Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (BC-ADM). Alternatively, the successful candidate should demonstrate
- Professional development commitment towards obtaining the certification within 2 years of hire. If the candidate does not have CDCES/BC-ADM at time of hire, candidate must complete and provide proof of completion of 15 diabetes related CEUs per year.
- Diabetes education experience.
Desired Qualifications*
- Experience with Epic/MiChart.
- Experience with insulin pump and CGM reports.
- Certified insulin pump trainer
- Involvement in professional diabetes organizations.
Work Schedule
40hrs/week. Schedule to be determined per team and program needs.
*Evening hours required as needed to fulfill program operations.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.