Certified Diabetes Educator

Gifthealth Inc • Columbus, OH

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to Patient Education Manager, the Certified Diabetes Educator provides comprehensive diabetes self-management education and support to patients, helping them understand their condition, manage medications, adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors, and prevent complications. Using evidence-based guidelines, the educator conducts individualized assessments, develops tailored education plans, and collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams to optimize clinical outcomes.

We are seeking a Certified Diabetes Educator to serve as a clinical resource for diabetes management, promotes patient empowerment, and supports ongoing program development and quality improvement initiatives. This position plays a key role in supporting the Customer Success Team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational excellence, and compliance standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (Required)
• Active nursing license and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) Certification
• 3-5 years of experience as a diabetes educator (Required)
• Knowledge of evidence-based diabetes care; diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) principles; pharmacotherapy for diabetes and comorbidities; nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle counseling fundamentals; glucose monitoring technologies; and relevant regulations and documentation requirements (Required)
• Clinical assessment, patient education, and health literacy skills (Required)
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills (Required)
• Medication management support and documentation skills (Required)
• Ability to triage, escalating urgent concerns where needed and to collaborate with the care team (Required)
• Ability to facilitate group classes and workshops and develop individualized education plans (Required)
• Ability to serve as a clinical resource and drive medication access solutions (Required)

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of experience as a diabetes educator (Preferred)
• Knowledge of advanced device therapies; pediatric, gestational diabetes, older adults, renal impairment, and/or complex cardiometabolic diseases; and behavioral integration pathways (Preferred)
• Program development, quality improvement, and data management skills (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized and group diabetes education, teaching patients evidence based self-management skills related to nutrition, medication use, glucose monitoring, and lifestyle modifications
• Conducts drug utilization reviews to evaluate medication adherence, appropriateness, dosing, and potential interactions, and collaborates with providers to optimize diabetes pharmacotherapy
• Delivers patient counseling on disease understanding, insulin and non-insulin therapies, injection techniques, and strategies for managing hypo /hyperglycemia, ensuring comprehension through teach back methods
• Serves as a clinical resource to providers and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to improve patient outcomes and supports a unified approach to diabetes care.
• Ensures required courses, continuing education (CE), and compliance trainings are completed in accordance with state board requirements and company policy
• Partners cross-functionally to resolve complex patient issues, improve satisfaction metrics, and ensure exceptional patient experiences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level