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The Registered Dietitian / Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RD, CDCES) provides Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), wellness coaching, chronic disease prevention services, and community health education. The position serves as a key resource for nutrition, diabetes management, Food as Medicine initiatives, Healthy Food Farmacy programming, employee wellness, and community outreach.
The RD, CDCES utilizes the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, and professional standards to assess, develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualized nutrition and diabetes care plans while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient and population health outcomes. QUALIFICATIONS Education Education Level Education Details Required/ Preferred And/ Or Bachelor's Degree Dietetics, Nutrition, Food and Nutrition, or related field Required Experience Experience Experience Details No prior work experience required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Comprehensive knowledge of Medical Nutrition Therapy, DSMES, Nutrition Care Process, evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines, chronic disease prevention and management, behavior change theories, population health principles, and health coaching strategies.
Strong communication and presentation skills. Licenses and Certifications Licenses/Certifications Licenses/Certification Details Time Frame Required/ Preferred REGISTERED DIETITIAN Required LICENSED DIETITIAN Alabama Required CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR Required
About the role
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (RD, CDCES) provides Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES), wellness coaching, chronic disease prevention services, and community health education.