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Posted: 14-Mar-23
Location: Orlando, Florida
Salary: Open
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Internal Number: 23007871
Description
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
- Benefits and Paid Days Off from Day One
- Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
- Mental Health Resources and Support
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Full-time, occasional weekends
Location: 601 E Rollins St., Orlando, FL 32803
The community you’ll be caring for:
- Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
- AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
- We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year
- Click here to learn more about our Orlando Campus!
The role you’ll contribute:
The Outpatient Diabetes Educator, under general guidance, is responsible for providing age specific diabetes self-management education to patients and healthcare professionals. Provide diabetes education services in a new core delivery model as a health coach for corporate organizations and their employees. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility for maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all. Adheres to the AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of applicable local, state and federal agencies and regulatory bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
- Provides self-management instruction in group and individual sessions, in accordance with patient education standards set by the American Diabetes Association, departmental policy through effective application of teaching-learning strategies. Provides assessment and education in all content areas except insulin administration for RD. Includes all required documentation and follow-up. Incorporates special needs considerations when applicable.
- Establishes individualized learning goals, objectives and educational plan in collaboration with the patient.
- Evaluates patient upon completion of educational plan and provides remediation as indicated.
- Provides ongoing health coaching utilizing only approved resources to effectively engage the client.
- Actively participates and accepts responsibility for special projects such as risk testing, speaker requests, support groups and other community events designed to increase diabetes awareness.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics
- Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- 1 – 3 years of experience in field
- Basic CPR
- Bilingual in Spanish
- Knowledge of diabetes and diabetes concepts and skills
- Ability to provide patient teaching in individual and group settings
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Dietetics
- Certified Diabetes Educator
- 1 year experience in diabetes specialty
- Advanced knowledge of Diabetes
- Ability to provide teaching in all aspects of diabetes management