Diabetes Nurse/Dietician Clinician | Pediatrics - CMS Center | Day |Full Time

UF Health Shands Hospital

Gainesville, Florida

UF Health Shands Hospital is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals. We’re recognized for delivering high-quality patient care, and we have diabetes nurse/dietician clinician jobs open now in pediatrics. Work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

If you’re an RN who is a Certified Diabetes Educator or dietician clinician looking for a rewarding position where you’ll learn and grow, start a new chapter in your career with us.

Delivering the best patient care requires the best care for our team.

• You’ll earn competitive compensation.
• Our health and wellness benefits will empower you to live your life fully.
• Tuition reimbursement is available to help you grow.

Our patients — and our people — are the heart of what we do.

To make an impact as the RN, Certified Diabetes Educator, you will be responsible for the educational component as outlined by the American Diabetes Association’s Continued Recognition Program Standards, including:

• Providing assessment and education to newly diagnosed, established and hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus at the University of Florida and patients referred to the UF Pediatric Diabetes Clinic.
• Creating and maintaining diabetes education materials for newly diagnosed and established patients.
• Assessing patients' knowledge, skills, comprehension, compliance and educational needs to determine essential diabetes management education.
• Providing follow-up on lab values and home blood glucose results via telephone, email and EMR, as well as communicating results and therapeutic adjustments to the physician and patient.
• Completing forms required by schools for insulin distribution and obtaining pre-authorizations as needed.
• Delivering diabetes self-management education (DSME), including participation in insulin pump and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) programs, organizing classes and initiating insulin pump and CGM treatment.
• Handling billing and follow-up with pharmaceutical companies for insulin pump training.
• Participating in pediatric diabetes studies by identifying and recruiting appropriate subjects.

To make an impact as a dietician clinician at UF Health Shands Hospital, you will:

• Provide clinical nutrition care, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan.
• Assess patient data, evaluate nutritional status and develop, implement, monitor and document nutrition care plans.
• Serve as a resource for age-specific education materials and instruct dietetic students.

To achieve excellence in this full-time RN, diabetes educator role, we’re looking for candidates with a bachelor’s degree, plus:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure by the State of Florida as a registered nurse.
• Experience in diabetes management with CDCES certification or eligibility is strongly preferred.
• Current certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) as outlined by the American Diabetes Association Continued Recognition Program Standards or eligible to obtain CDE.
• Proven ability to problem-solve and be a team member is essential.
• BLS certification is required or must be obtained at first opportunity for employment.

To achieve excellence as a dietician at UF Health Shands, candidates:

• Must have passed or be eligible to take the ADA registration exam and be licensed, or eligible for licensure, as a dietician/nutritionist in Florida.
• You must obtain both ADA registration and Florida licensure as a dietician/nutritionist within six months of employment. Failure to meet these requirements will result in termination of employment.

Discover the many reasons UF Health Shands has earned accolades as a medical provider and as an employer.

For full job requirements and to apply: https://jobs.ufhealth.org/careers-home/jobs/41665?lang=en-us

UF Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V and a drug-free workplace.

About UF Health

University of Florida Health is a world-class academic health center in Florida, encompassing hospitals, physician practices, colleges, centers, institutes, programs and services across northeast and north-central Florida. UF Health represents the shared vision and commitment to patient care excellence of more than 22,000 employees of the University of Florida Health Science Center and UF Health Shands health care system.

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