Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Registered Dietician/Diabetes Care & Education Specialist, you will provide individualized medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and diabetes self-management education (DSME) to patients at Cleveland Clinic’s Middleburg Heights Family Health Center. In this role, you will work collaboratively with other health disciplines and departments to optimize nutrition, diabetes care and patients’ experiences.

The ideal future caregiver is someone who:

• Is skilled in weight management education, addressing patient barriers and all aspects of diabetes care including diabetes technology (insulin pumps and CGMs).
• Has a strong understanding of diabetes medications.
• Is able to do insulin teaching.
• Provides empathetic support for behavior change.
• Is comfortable with virtual and in-person visits, individual education and group education.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to make a difference in patients’ lives while building a rewarding career. Opportunities for growth include participation in committee membership, material creation, research, caregiver education and advanced schooling.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self-management education for an assigned patient population.
• Provides counseling and education services to patient with diabetes and/or obesity that require nutritional management .
• Implements a nutritional care plan, communicates plan, establishes a follow-up system and maintains documentation.
• Develops and contributes to Cleveland Clinic sponsored education programs for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, peers and the public.
• Creates and revises education materials related to diabetes and weight management.
• Participates in program development designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.
• Markets services to potential and current referral sources; develops and implements services in response to client's needs and wants.
• Actively contributes to departmental initiatives, including committees and projects.
• Supports the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
• Completes reports for ongoing productivity tracking.
• Participates in professional growth activities; attends and contributes to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
• Represents Cleveland Clinic on nutrition related matters.
• Conducts clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care.
• Complies with all regulatory organizations including CMS, JCAO, ADA and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics or a closely related field.

Certifications:

• Maintains current license to practice dietetics in the current state (LD) and active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD).
• CDCES preferred. *Strongly preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition.
• Successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program may substitute for experience requirement.
• Connection/experience with diabetes program preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.