Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)

Signature Healthcare is Southeastern Massachusetts’ premier local provider of quality, personalized medical services. We are comprised of the award-winning not-for-profit Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital;

Signature Medical Group (SMG), a multi-specialty physician group of more than 150 physicians practicing in 18 ambulatory locations.

We believe our distinctive Signature Healthcare team approach is the way healthcare should be : medical professionals across many locations communicating and collaborating, taking advantage of technologies and resources to make a difference in the lives and health of our patients.

Position Summary :

The Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) is responsible for providing diabetes education for patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Pre-Diabetes, and Gestational Diabetes.

The CDCES will provide diabetes self-management training and support and teach the diabetes 7 self-care behaviors, adhering to the ADA Standards of care.

They will collaborate with endocrinology providers and function as a member of the care team. This integral role contributes to the vision of the endocrinology department : to prevent or reduce acute and chronic complications of diabetes, to reduce diabetes-related hospital admissions, and to improve quality of life for those living with diabetes.

This individual is also responsible for maintaining Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Program Accreditation with the ADA, for overseeing and implementing collaborative DSMES services, including evidence-based service design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous quality improvement, according to the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

Certification by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education is required. The Program Coordinator will have a background in diabetes education and program management that may include academic preparation for diabetes care and education, or experience in the direct care of people with a chronic illness.

Location : 110 Liberty Street, Brockton, MA

Department : Endocrinology

This is a full time 40 hour / week hybrid position. Three days in office and two days at home.

Responsibilities :

Administrative Responsibilities :

• Oversees the planning, implementation and evaluation of DSMES services.
• Responsible for maintaining ADA recognition and participating in the evaluation of the program’s effectiveness through collection of program outcome measurements and CQI.
• Develop diabetes class curriculum and teaching materials.
• Administers diabetes education classes reviews program content annually.
• Serves as a liaison between staff involved with the DSMES program, other Signature Healthcare departments and administration.

Clinical Responsibilities :

• Management of patient insulin pump therapy and insulin titration.
• Continuous glucose monitor administration, interpretation and download, and teaching with patients.
• Thorough understanding of diabetes-related oral medications, insulin management, and incretin mimetics and their administration.
• Provides assessment, teaching, and follow-up instruction to the patients that are enrolled in the program.
• Provides nutrition education and has excellent understanding of a low-carbohydrate diet
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills :

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variable in situations where only limited standardization may exist.
• Must be able to appropriately and professionally communicate with patients, physicians, vendors, outside agencies and other colleagues.
• Organization skills required to effectively deliver and manage DSMES programming.
• Must maintain continuing education in the areas of diabetes management, behavioral interventions, teaching and learning skills and counseling skills.

Education / Experience / Licenses / Technical / Other :

• Education : Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience (Type & Length) : Clinical experience in diabetes management, program planning and management
• Certification / Licensure : Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist. Registered Dietitian or Registered Nurse licensed in the state of Massachusetts
• Software / Hardware : Computer skills to include Outlook, Word, Excel. Continuous glucometer and insulin pump software.

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