Diabetic Education Specialist- Casual

Overview

Venna Health is a physician-led, value-based primary care organization focused on delivering better outcomes, lower costs, and a radically better patient experience. We partner with patients, their families, payers and employers to provide longitudinal, relationship-based care that actually works for patients and clinicians. We are building a modern care delivery model that prioritizes:

• Being a decent human being
• Proactive and preventative care
• Data-driven decision making
• Team-based practice
• Aligned incentives

The Diabetes Education Specialist provides patient-centered education and support to individuals with diabetes and prediabetes. This role focuses on empowering patients to manage their condition through lifestyle counseling, medication education, and self-monitoring skills, while collaborating closely with clinical care teams to improve outcomes.

This is a casual position, great for someone needing flexibility in their schedule and who wants to work with great physicians and care teams in a value based clinic practice.

• Provide individual and group diabetes self-management education
• Educate patients on blood glucose monitoring, insulin administration, and device use (CGMs, pumps)
• Support nutrition education, physical activity, and lifestyle behavior change
• Reinforce medication adherence and safe use
• Identify barriers to care and coordinate resources
• Document education sessions and care plans in the EHR (EPIC)
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and care coordinators
• Support quality improvement and population health initiatives
• Stay current with diabetes treatment guidelines and education standards

Required:

• Bachelor s degree in Nursing, Nutrition and/or Dietetics
• Current national certification as a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES), or ability to become certified within 24 months of hire
• Strong communication and counseling skills
• Comfortable using EHR and patient education tools

Preferred:

• Experience in primary care, endocrinology, or value-based care settings

• Clinic-based or hybrid role
• Flexible or standard scheduling, to be discussed with candidates

• Casual Employee / Hourly rate, flexible hours