Outpatient Dietitian - Days

Hourly Pay Range:

Position Highlights:

• Sign on bonus: None
• Position: Outpatient Dietitian - Days
• Location: Swedish Hospital, Chicago
• Part Time - 20 hours/week
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• Required Travel: No

What you will need:

• Bachelors of Science degree
• Illinois state license as a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist
• Current registration as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Current certification by the Certification Board for Diabetes Care and Education as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) -- preferred
• One year experience providing diabetes education

What you will do:

The Clinical RD, Outpatient focuses on diabetes education and care in both the inpatient and outpatient environment. Inpatient responsibilities include providing bedside education for admitted patients with uncontrolled or newly diagnosed diabetes, offering tools and resources for blood glucose management, and referring patients for outpatient follow up. Outpatient responsibilities include conducting individual diabetes education sessions with patients.

The goal of this position is to bridge the gap between discharge to home and prevent avoidable diabetes-related readmissions. The RD is be expected to track the success and outcomes of this program.

This is a temporary grant-funded position - should financial funding for this role be discontinued at any time or cease beyond the duration of the grant period, the position may no longer remain active.

• Responds to inpatient consults for diabetes education, provides bedside education that includes offering tools and resources for blood glucose management and discharge education for newly diagnosed patients with diabetes.
• In the outpatient center; plans, directs, and provides nutritional diabetes care to patients and communicates recommendations to referring provider
• Follows up with patients after discharge via phone call or in the Nutrition & Diabetes Center
• Ancillary tasks such as attending special meetings and rounds as assigned, assisting with quality improvement audits and projects as assigned, conducting education classes when needed
• Data tracking, data integrity and subsequent follow-up

Benefits:

• Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
• Various Medical, Dental, and Vision options
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Program Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account Options
• Retirement Options with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Community Involvement Opportunities

Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals - Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) - all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.

When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to "help everyone in our communities be their best".

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