Specialist Diabetes Dietitian - Omak, WA, United States - Confluence Health

Description

We are the proud home of orchards, farms, and small communities.

Confluence Health actively supports the communities we serve and their quality of life through our community support program and through our individual efforts as involved community members.

Full Time Employees of Confluence Health receive a wide range of benefits in addition to compensation.
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts & Health Saving Accounts
Generous Retirement Plans
Long-Term Disability
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Shift Differential
Requires 2 year commitment to Confluence Health.

Provide Diabetes Self-Management Training & Education, Medical Nutrition Therapy, and Oncology Nutrition for adult and pediatric patients. Requires travel to outlying clinics to provide nutrition and diabetes services.


Position Reports To :
Director Nutrition Therapy & Diabetes
Perform diabetes self-management education; including diet, exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose, medication adherence and insulin injection training.
# Participate in and run nutrition and diabetes education classes; responsibility to instruct classes, facilitate the knowledge, skill and ability necessary for nutrition, prediabetes and diabetes self-care.
# Demonstrate understanding of the stages of change in relation to behavior modification and nutrition.
# Provides Glucometer, CGM, insulin injection and insulin pump training, acquiring pump certification as needed.
# Develop community based nutrition and diabetes resources including Teleheath.
# Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to multiple patient populations of all ages, including Oncology patients.
# Keep abreast of current national Diabetes initiatives and activities, developing a network of resources and contacts.
# Chart notes completed per organization policy.
# Participates in LEAN performance improvements and research activities.
# Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.
Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is an essential requirement of working at Confluence Health. Religious and medical exemptions will be considered upon request.
Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition or related field.
Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Required to maintain active Basic Life Support (CPR) certification and Washington State Food Handlers Permit.
WA DOH Medical Assistant Registered License (apply after hire).
Must be proficient with Windows navigation, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or ASPEN registration.

Software/Platform Skills:
Electronic Medical Records experience.
O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday.
F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.
C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.

Open office concept.


Hourly/Salary :
Hourly

Mechanical Hazards – No
Infectious Diseases – Yes