Employer: University of Illinois – Chicago
Hiring Department: DOM Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metab
Job Title: Diabetes Educator
Additional Information: https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14334?c=uic
Hiring Department: DOM Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metab
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Requisition ID: 1030556
FTE: 1
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday
Shift: Days
# of Positions: 1
Workplace Type: On-Site
Posting Close Date: March 3, 2025
Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $70,000.00 - 80,000.00 / Annual Salary
Duties & Responsibilities:
Performs the duties of a Dietitian Nutritionist; assesses nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans; develops and implements dietary-care plans; and provides nutritional counseling.
Advises patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine the patient's or client's nutritional needs and diet restrictions.
Assist with the care of patients with pre-diabetes and diabetes in an outpatient and telehealth setting.
Evaluate diabetes self-management skills in patients. This includes evaluating competencies in basic survival skills, advanced self-management of meals, exercise, sick days, and hypoglycemic and/or hyperglycemia events.
Monitor outcomes of DSME completion and present data for divisional and institutional review. Participate in efforts to grow the clinic education program in volume and reach.
Coordinates and leads diabetes education classes through the NWC education program.
Review available medical reports and assessments and provide treatment, safety, healthy food choices, and preparation.
Utilize education guidelines and modules to promote the optimal management of patients’ diabetes control and skills.
Complete patient training education related to diabetes technologists, including insulin pumps, pens, and continuous glucose monitoring systems.
Coordinate insurance approvals and device delivery through interaction with industry vendors.
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor's Degree (120 hours) in public, mental, and/or medical health education, social work, psychology, student personnel/affairs, nursing, education or communications
- Two (2) years (24 months) of experience conducting professional presentations, seminars or closely related programs and/or providing health education
Note: An applicant with a Master's degree in an area of health education qualifies with one year of professional communications and/or health education experience
Note: Possession of a Certified Health Education Specialist and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialist certification meets the requirements of #1 and #2 above. (http://www.nchec.org/)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Possession of current Registered Dietitian licensure from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations
- Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES)
