Registered Dietitian (RD)
Idaho Falls, ID - USA
Job Summary
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center Idaho Falls & Pocatello Idaho Full-Time
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center is seeking a full-time Registered Dietition to join our multidisciplinary diabetes care team. This is an excellent opportunity for a healthcare professional who enjoys developing ongoing relationships with patients working closely with diabetes providers and helping people successfully manage diabetes using education lifestyle strategies medications and the latest diabetes technology.
This position is primarily based in Idaho Falls and requires working 12 days per week in our Pocatello office.
We offer a competitive wage based on education credentials and experience with higher compensation for individuals who have earned the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) credential. Benefits include medical dental vision 401(k) paid time off (PTO) and support for eligible continuing education expenses.
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center provides comprehensive individualized leading-edge care to people of all ages and with all types of diabetes. Our Diabetes Care & Education Specialists work closely with endocrinologists and other providers and have the opportunity to work extensively with the latest diabetes technologies including continuous glucose monitors insulin pumps and automated insulin delivery systems.
We are a family-oriented organization that values our employees encourages professional development and strives to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients.
As a Registered Dietition you will work directly with people with diabetes and their families helping them develop the knowledge skills and confidence needed to successfully manage diabetes.
Your day may include educating someone who has been newly diagnosed training a patient on a new insulin pump or CGM reviewing glucose and insulin-delivery data teaching a group class or helping a family manage a childs type 1 diabetes.
You will collaborate closely with physicians and other providers and provide education related to medications nutrition physical activity diabetes technology risk reduction problem-solving healthy coping and behavior change. Education is provided through individual appointments group classes telehealth and telephone support.
Our specialists also rotate through diabetes-related telephone support and participate in an on-call rotation primarily supporting newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients and families. Other opportunities may include school and workplace training community education clinical research support mentoring students and developing patient education materials.
Because we maintain an ADA-recognized diabetes education program the position also includes patient goal setting follow-up outcome tracking and documentation in the electronic medical record.
Successful team members are excellent listeners effective educators collaborative professionals and enthusiastic learners who enjoy helping patients use both technology and practical strategies to improve their lives.
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist willing to work on earning a Certified Diabetes Care and Educatino Specialist (CDCES) credential.
- Current Idaho license or credential when required by discipline
- Excellent interpersonal communication and patient education skills
- Strong computer and documentation skills
- Interest in diabetes care and technology
- Willingness to participate in the rotating on-call schedule
- Ability to work 12 days per week in Pocatello
The CDCES credential is preferred but not required at hire and may be earned while working at Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center. Previous diabetes care patient counseling insulin pump or CGM experience is a plus.
This is a full-time approximately 40-hour-per-week position with the potential for a four-day 10-hour schedule. The position is primarily based in Idaho Falls with 12 days per week in Pocatello.
Occasional weekend holiday or evening hours may be required as part of the on-call schedule or for educational and community activities.
If you enjoy combining patient education diabetes technology problem-solving and collaborative clinical care we would love to hear from you.
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Primary Location: Idaho Falls ID 83404
Additional Location: Pocatello ID
About Company
Rocky Mountain Diabetes Center, based in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is the regions premier diabetes healthcare center providing comprehensive care for adults and children who suffer from endocrine disorders like diabetes, osteoporosis, insulin resistance, thyroid diseases, thyroid cancer and ... View more