Certified Diabetic Educator

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Certified Diabetics Educator.

In this role, the successful candidate provides individualized diabetes self-management education/ training to individuals and groups according to the scope of practice, standards of practice, and standards of professional performance for Diabetes Educators (American Association of Diabetes Educators Update 2011) for patients at the NYU FGP Ambulatory practices.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supports FGP practice diabetes, pre-diabetes and gestational diabetes patients through appropriate interventions and education to achieve all identified treatment goals.
• Develops insulin and oral hypoglycemic protocols as required to allow effective management of practice patients.Maintains all specified qualifications as detailed below.
• Participates in education of practice RNs to encourage constantly increased understanding of clinical care of diabetes patients and support a clinical culture of well informed and competent diabetes care in the FGP. Participates in maintaining optimum practice operations for care of diabetic patients.
• Participates in clinical co-management with FGP physicians and other care providers. This includes making appropriate modifications of diabetes medical regimens, per FGP protocols, based on critical assessment of patient clinical factors and blood glucose data. Engages in regular ongoing critical examination of diabetes educator practice and professional performance and makes recommendations to maintain highest level of care and operations possible. Completes all required documents necessary for appropriate diabetes patient care. Ensures that the ADA certification standards are met and maintained at all times.
• Promote diabetes self-management education and training (DSME/T) as an integral part of diabetes care. Promotes documentation of the outcomes of DSME/T. Encourages research to validate practice and improve quality DSME/T and diabetes care.
• CDE scope of practice will include assessment, education and appropriate therapeutic interventions and recommendations for:All patients with diabetes and pre-diabetes as well as those with gestational diabetes, All patients who require education for unrelated conditions that affect blood glucose or require blood glucose monitoring such as hypoglycemia, All patients who require education for unrelated conditions that affect blood glucose or require blood glucose monitoring such as hypoglycemia, Patients on subcutaneous insulin pump therapy, Patients undergoing assessment with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a The Certified Diabetes Educator position is a health professional who is either registered or licensed by an appropriate accrediting body in his/her respective field with minimum of bachelor’s degree, masters preferred. CDE must be Certified by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educator. CDE should have a background in diabetes education with a minimum of 1 year in diabetes education either in hospital setting or outpatient practice.

Specific skills should include clinical competence in the following:

• Use of oral agents, insulin, and other injectables such as GLP-1 agonists (e.g. exenatide), and pramlintide to manage diabetic patients.
• Clinical management of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.
• All aspects related to education and successful use of chronic subcutaneous insulin pumps.
• Use and interpretation of continuous glucose monitors and sensors.
• Facility with management and modification of diabetic regimens based on glycemic control and specified targets identified in the care plan. 

  Required Licenses: Certified Diabetes Educator

Preferred Qualifications: CDCES / RD experience with a Type 1 and 2 Diabetic patients, experience with patient education/teachings.

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $84,577.93 – $145,897.01 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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