Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist/Registered Dietitian

DMC Primary Care , a physician-owned, independent practice, with offices throughout southern New Hampshire, has been providing comprehensive care for entire families since 1964. We help each patient achieve the best possible health through every stage of life. We do this by providing an accessible, innovative healthcare experience that is built around our patient’s needs.

We are seeking a personable, motivated, and experienced Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist/Registered Dietician to join our Wellness and Specialty team. This full-time position will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of health practitioners to support the clinical needs of our patients.

This 40-hour position is based in our Derry clinic and will also rotate to our Bedford, Concord, and Londonderry clinics.

The successful candidate will provide outpatient diabetes and self-management training and education to Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes patients. Patient education includes, but is not limited to, signs/symptoms and respective treatments for hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, DKA, HHNK, and sick day therapies, glucometer instruction, insulin pump education and continuous glucose monitoring instructions.

Responsibilities include

• Educates and follows patients with diabetes for control of blood sugar, lipids, renal function and prevention of diabetes complications.
• Instructs patients and family members on how to administer insulin, self-monitor blood glucose, and medication education.
• Manages and recommends insulin therapy in collaboration with the referring physician.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy and nutritional counseling for weight control and disease management.
• Provides nutrition assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to assigned patients. Identifies and designs interventions, which take into account patient needs related to age, cultural background, religious affiliation, medical status, and lifestyle. Interfaces with other members of the healthcare team for improved patient outcomes. Meets departmental standards for timeliness and documentation.
• Performs assessments and data collections, establishes outcome criteria; obtains, reviews, and analyzes information in collaboration with patients, family members, and health care team members.
• Evaluates the diabetes and health education program on a continuing basis; assesses teaching methods and education material for both staff and families of patients.
• Monitors and evaluates short and long-term patient responses to therapeutic interventions in collaboration with providers; provides and maintains necessary follow-up for patients and families.
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures for diabetes and health education guidelines.
• Prepares and revises patient education material on diabetes related topics.
• Writes articles related to diabetes education and management for the newsletters and media posts in collaboration with the Marketing department.
• Identifies opportunities to improve patient/customer experience. Participates in projects/programs designed to enhance quality and service delivery and patient/customer satisfaction.
• Initiates Insulin pump assessment and training per referring physician's order.

Requirements

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor of Science is required.

Qualifications: Minimum of two (2) years' experience as a diabetes educator. Past experience as insulin pump educator and with CGMs preferred.

Licensure: Current Certification as a Diabetes Educator by NCBDE (National Certification Board for Diabetes Educator) required. Certified pump trainer preferred. Registered Dietitian and licensed in the State of NH or Registered Nurse and licensed in the State of NH.

Full time positions at DMC offer comprehensive benefits, paid time off and 401K.

DMC has offices in Bedford, Concord, Derry, Dover, Goffstown, Londonderry, Raymond, and Windham, New Hampshire. For more information, please visit www.DMCPrimaryCare.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer embracing the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. We provide a welcoming and supportive environment for employees of all ethnic backgrounds, cultures, ages, lifestyles and physical abilities.