Diabetes Program Coordinator

Founded in 1926, Dignity Health - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 35,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, wound care and surgical services. Additionally, Glendale Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and a SRC Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery and Colorectal Surgery.  The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Common Spirit Health, as one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.   One Community. One Mission. One California 

Responsible for the oversight of the Diabetes Program. Assesses and educates patients. Oversees the appropriate data collection. Develops educational programs and strategies to meet goals of the department and hospital.

• Two years’ experience educating diabetic patients in an outpatient or clinic setting.
• Three years’ experience teaching diabetic patients. Experience in a leadership position in a diabetes outpatient or clinic setting
• Bachelor’s degree in Foods & Nutrition or Dietetics. Diabetes Educator Certification
• Registered Dietitian.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) preferred
• Masters Degree in Public Health or related field or Board Certified-Advanced Diabetes Management preferred.

Licensure:

• RDN and CDCES CT EOC; RG DIETCN CDCES BC-ADM