Diabetes Care and Education Specialist

Rochester Regional Health

Diabetes Care and Education Specialist educating patients on diabetes self-management at Unity Endocrinology. Collaborating on care plans and maintaining American Diabetes Association Center of Excellence status.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRochester • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $63,000 - $85,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

To educate patients, their families, and appropriate support systems about diabetes self-management and related issues.
Completes a comprehensive nutritional, educational, clinical and psychosocial needs assessment.
Interprets appropriate laboratory results and prescribes changes in medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and diabetes self-management training (DSMT).
Assesses readiness to change behavior and negotiates goals that promote a healthy lifestyle.
Develops an individualized MNT and DSMT complex plan of care appropriate to adolescent, adult and geriatric patient populations.
Collaborates with other members of the health care team to actively maintain the Diabetes Care and Resource Center as an American Diabetes Association Center of Excellence in providing Diabetes Self-Management Training (DSMT).
Researches trends in diabetes self-management training. Develops and writes DSMT curriculum that emphasizes patient self-empowerment and self-efficacy.
Monitors educational, clinical and behavioral outcomes and revises practice as needed.
Maintains timely correspondence and required documentation in patient record.
Maintains certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN).

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of two years professional experience teaching and providing nutrition counseling and diabetes self-management training.
Leadership experience and/or demonstrated skills in group process.
BS in nutrition management and qualified to provide medical nutrition therapy.
Is certified as a registered dietitian by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDN).
Holds a current certification to practice as a registered dietitian in New York State.
Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings.
Is a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) or will achieve this status within two years of hire.
Master’s degree, active exercise trainer certification and/or degree in exercise physiology are strongly preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Sign-On Bonus: up to $7,500

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Hard Skills & Tools

medical nutrition therapydiabetes self-management trainingnutritional assessmentbehavior change assessmentcurriculum developmentpatient educationclinical outcome monitoringpsychosocial needs assessmentgoal negotiationdocumentation

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationpatient empowermentself-efficacygroup processnegotiationadaptabilityproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills

Certifications

Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN)registered dietitianNew York State dietitian certification