Occupational Therapist

TITLE: Dietitian/Diabetes Quality Coordinator(Part time 24hrs weekly)
LOCATION: Centerburg, Ohio

Now is your chance to join a top hospital where career growth and opportunity await you.
They are committed to building healthcare teams whose care exceeds the expectations of their patients and community and are looking for individuals who share the same values.
You could live or work in a small town close to Columbus, Ohio so you can be offered all the amenities of a small town and big city at the same time?
If that sounds like the change you are looking for, please read on..
What they are looking for:
•Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or related field required
•Maintains current registration status with the Commission of Dietetic Registration
•Current licensure to practice Dietetics in the State of Ohio
•Certification as a Diabetes Educator required or completed within designated timeframe
•Minimum of 3 years experience
•Teaching experience in a patient care, classroom or community setting preferred
Hours and compensation potential:
•Position is part time 24 hours weekly and hours are 8am-430pm.
•Range is between $22.60-$30/hour depending on experience and benefits are offered.
What you will be doing:
Serves as a nutrition expert in the assessment and management of diabetes.
Responsible for establishing and maintaining the diabetes self-management education (DSME) accreditation/recognition program through the American Diabetes Association and/or the American Association of Diabetes Educators.
Develops, implements and evaluates evidence-based education, including diabetes self-management education and facilitates optimal health outcomes for patients with or at risk for diabetes.
Provides evidence-based education for all patients with diabetes. Provides diabetes education to staff members and serves as a consultant to all healthcare providers.
Develops and directs diabetes education programs to serve the diabetes community. Provides disease management education to patients in individual, group and community settings.
Conducts and implements comprehensive nutritional assessments to a variety of outpatients at nutritional risk.
Utilizes medical nutritional therapy intervention methods to resolve nutritional crisis and ensure health maintenance of patients.
Collaborates and communicates with patient’s primary care physician. Serves as a resource to the community; develops, implements and evaluates outreach education programs and health screenings for the community.
Assists to identify, develop, implement and evaluate disease management education programs and related resources for clinical staff members.
Assists to develop evidence-based disease management protocols for patient care.
Serves as a nutritional consultant for disease management to all healthcare providers.
Documents accurately and in a timely manner. Communicates and collaborates with other healthcare team members.
Additional info:
•The position is located northeast of Columbus.
•The team is a great group and the Director is well respected in the organization.