Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (Clinical Dietician Specialist)

Department Overview

The Outpatient Dietitian for the Center for Women’s Health, provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to OHSU, CWH patients referred for MNT.  As a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist working as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, this position also has the primary responsibility for providing diabetes education and MNT for patients diagnosed with GDM. 

Function/Duties of Position

Deliver Diabetes Education:

• Assess, interpret, develop, implement, evaluate and document plan of care for each patient
• Detail the diabetes self-care plan including nutrition prescription
• Review diabetes meal-planning approach and develop or adjust individualized diabetes meal plan as indicated
• Patient education and training on self-blood glucose monitoring, detailing when to check and what blood sugar goals are for pregnancy
• May educate patients on use of CGM’s during pregnancy and assist with implementing this tool
• May refer to OHSU Diabetes & Pregnancy Clinic as needed
• May educate patients about the use of pharmacotherapy during  pregnancy to help with blood sugar optimization
• May provide instruction on medication delivery systems such as insulin flex pens, storage, administration, sharps disposal, hypoglycemic management etc
• May implement pharmacotherapy plan using provider-approved protocols (DAPP guidelines) consistent with facility policies
• May recommend adjustments to pharmacotherapy based on integration of nutrition, physical activity, medication, meter and/or CGM data and progression of insulin resistance with pregnancy
• Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy for general OB/GYN and high-risk OB issues utilizing OHSU Food & Nutrition suggested guidelines as well as AND, ADA MNT Protocols as appropriate
• Provide clinical nutrition assessment, document nutrition diagnosis and nutrition intervention plan and outcome goals and monitor progress towards these outcomes
• Maintain appropriate and timely documentation on all patient encounters including completion of billing process 
• Manage CWH nutrition referral queue, contacting and scheduling patients in a timely manner 
• Develop nutrition education materials, lectures and classes as needed, including for patients, OHSU providers and the greater community

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree with specialization in dietetics, nutrition, institution management, or a closely-related field and completion of a pre-planned professional experience in dietetics at a facility approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). 
• Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of Oregon
• The specialist must have documentation of successful completion of a specialty certification examination and maintain requirements for maintaining specialist credential. In some circumstances a 1-year window to maintain a specialist credential via a specialty certification examination may be extended. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree preferred- will consider relevant degree
• 5+ years of recent experience working in direct patient care And
• 1+ years working in direct patient care with OB population And
• 1+ years of direct experience working with patients diabetes 
• Sound clinical foundation in all aspects of nutrition; strong communication and interpersonal skills; good organizational behaviors and ability to multi-task with an interdisciplinary team; self-motivated and able to function independently; good computer skills

Additional Details

• 4 to 5 day work week, hours may vary 
• Ability to work at a computer for up to 2 hours at a time 

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]