Nutrition Educator-Diabetes Education Center
Location: Seattle Washington
Description: Swedish Medical Center is employing Nutrition Educator-Diabetes Education Center right now, this position will be placed in Washington. More complete informations about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. Schedule
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Part-time
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Day
Job Category
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Education
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Washington-Seattle
Where you work matters! Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Nutrition Educator for our Diabetes Education Center on First Hill.
The Nutrition Educator participates in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the diabetes education program at the Swedish Diabetes Education Center.
In this position you will:
- Educates patients about diabetes medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management in individual or group settings
- Assess patient’s self-care needs and his/her ability to manage diabetes
- Plans and conducts continuing education programs in diabetes for allied professionals and the general public
- Functions as a resource clinical diabetes educator-dietitian to the patient and other health care professionals both within and outside the Center
- Applies the nutrition care process while teaching patients and families and assesse! s needs of patient and family
Bachelors Degree in Nutrition Sciences or Dietetics.
Current national registration as a Registered Dietitian
Washington State Certified Dietitian
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or eligible for certification. If CDE eligible, must certify within one year of employment
Demonstrated competence in written and oral communication skills
Preferred qualifications for this position include:
Masters Degree preferred
Minimum of four years nutrition experience,
preferably one year in ambulatory care setting or community health
One thousand hours of diabetes education experience in a variety of settings
Experience and comfort with teaching and public speaking
About the First Hill Campus.
The 697-bed tertiary-care center on the Swedish/First Hill campus is the flagship of the Swedish health-care system. Swedish/First Hill has one of the! most active and advanced birthing programs in Washington state and houses a Level III neonatal intensive-care unit. More surgeries are performed each year at Swedish/First Hill than at any other facility in the region; volumes include more total joint replacements than any other medical center in the state.
We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits â€" see our website for details â€"
http://www.swedishcareers.org/pages/benefits.html
Our Mission
Our Non-Profit Mission: Improve the health and well-being of each person we serve., Our Vision: Demonstrate the highest-quality, best-value healthcare to all we serve.
About Us
Since 1910, Swedish has been a hallmark of excellence. In a research study conducted by the National Research Corp., Swedish is consistently named the area's best hospital, with the best doctors, nurses and overall care in many specialties.
Swedish has grown to become the largest non-! profit health provider in the Greater Seattle area with 11,000 employee! s, more than 2,800 physicians and 1,700 volunteers.
Swedish is committed to being the best place to receive care, and also the best place to work. We reward our employees with generous compensation and benefits, individualized orientation, education and a supportive work environment., Swedish has a non-discrimination policy and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Swedish Medical Center.
If you interested on this position just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This position starts available on: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:14:32 GMT