Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist - Heights Clinic
🔍 Houston, Texas
UTHealth Houston Heights Clinic is hiring a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) to join their team of professionals. The diabetes educator is fully integrated in a team based in a primary care and Endocrinology multicultural practice assisting with advanced diabetes care and education including pumps, technologies and basic diabetes education in individual and group sessions.
Preferences: Bilingual (English/Spanish), BC-ADM (Board Certified- Advanced Diabetes Management)
Of note: This is a credentialed position. Credentialing takes 4-6 months.
Schedule: Primarily Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 5:00pm / Minimal weekends and holidays
Location: 925 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77008
What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.
Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:
- 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
- Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
- The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
- Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
- Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
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- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
- Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
- Resources for child and elder care
- Plus many more!
Position Summary:
Provides comprehensive Diabetes Self-Care Management Education (DSME) to patients and families as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team in a clinical and administrative role. Responsible for maintaining expertise in education and diabetes self-management trends, technological devices and medications. This clinical role also serves to mentor clinic staff on downloading insulin pumps, meters, and continuous glucose monitors to enrich the patient experience specific to people living with diabetes.
Position Key Accountabilities:
1. Provide diabetes education following American Diabetes Association and Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists guidelines via in-person appointments, incident to office visit appointments, virtual telehealth appointments, and diabetes support groups.
2. Provide visual and hands-on education on continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps, blood glucose monitors, and medications.
3. Assess patient for medication adherence regimens and device options.
4. Provide ongoing patient follow up phone calls for continued education and support.
5. Collaborate with Providers, Community Health Workers, Social Workers, Clinical Pharmacists, Case Managers, and Health Educators to establish continuity of care via huddles and service requests.
6. Maintains a patient schedule to comply with all regulations regarding billing for services. Serves as a team member to collect data or assist with other metric measures.
7. Participates in health fairs and speaking engagements. Attends required staff trainings and meetings.
8. Performs other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:
Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist
Registered Nurse or Registered Dietician
Minimum Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Dietetics Nutrition, or related field.
Minimum Experience:
Three (3) years of related experience.
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.
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