Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation's leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.  

The Certified Diabetes Educator participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of diabetes education programs throughout Kelsey-Seybold Clinic

Primary Responsibilities:

• 5% Collaborates with physicians, Health Services Coordinators, and nursing staff to identify patient populations requiring intensive patient education programs
• 5% Assists in staff education related to diabetes
• 5% Works with Marketing Department and Health Promotion to develop custom patient education materials and other marketing activities.  Collaborates with Patient Services, Nutritional Services, the Foundation and other areas as needed
• 10% Ensures clinic site compliance with organizational, professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.  Translates and implements changes needed with the clinic site to promote clinic compliance with regulatory standards.  Determines the intent of standards as they are related to clinic operations and initiates planning and interventions designed to meet them within specified time frames.  Stays current with national specialty standards and promotes professionalism through participation in professional organizations and/or utilization of literature
• 10% Establishes, maintains, and monitors diabetes education programs throughout the clinic
• 40% Provides direct teaching and/or management of high-risk patients with diabetes in accordance with an endocrinologist established algorithms
• 10% Ensures delivery of safe and efficient care.  Reviews with health service coordinators perceived problems in patient education resources, staff education needs, resource availability, patient transition problems, financial data, multidisciplinary team functioning and patient and family expectations.  Addresses infection control data to determine effect on complications and initiates controls within the environment to decrease/stabilize this factor.  Validates with responsible physicians that care provided to patients is consistent with identified medical regimens.  Collaborates with various ancillary services to assure appropriate supplies, equipment, laundry, pharmaceutical and computer-related issues and items are available to clinic site at all times for smooth and efficient patient care delivery
• 2% Attends  Diabetes Committee meetings and other meetings as assigned
• 10%    Functions as a Case Manager for Diabetes patients. Selects vendors of educational materials and obtains approval from clinic experts
• 3% Performs other duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• RN
• CDE and RN
• 2+ years of related clinical experience, patient education, program development
• Proven excellent Written and verbal communication skills
• Proven excellent organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree
• Supervisory/ management experience

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 to $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.