Diabetic Educator CL III - Diabetic Center - FT - 1st Shift

Huntsville Hospital; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntsville Hospital is seeking a Diabetes Educator to identify education needs across patient populations from children to elderly. The educator will plan, implement, and evaluate education programs at the Diabetes Control Center and ensure coordinated care with other professionals as part of a comprehensive diabetes education team.

The role requires licensure or registration in dietetics or nursing, progress toward CDCES certification, and 2 years of diabetes care experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• Require dietetic registration and licensure or nursing licensure within provisional period. Must be working toward CDCES certification within provisional period.
• Must be a Certified Diabetes Educator within 2 years of hire.
• 2 years experience in the field of diabetes care and education is preferred.
• Effective verbal and written skills. Ability to communicate with people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Identify patient education needs and priorities from assessment.
• Plan, implement and evaluate all programs and services administered by the Diabetes Control Center.
• Coordinate educational care between other professional disciplines as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Effective verbal and written communication

Tools

CDCES

Nursing licensure

Dietetic registration

Job description

The Diabetes Educator identifies patient needs and priorities for education used on assessment. Patient population includes those from small children to the elderly. The educator plans, implements and evaluates all programs and services administered by the Diabetes Control Center. The educator coordinates the educational care between other professional disciplines as needed.

Qualifications

Education preferred: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.

License, Certification and/or registration: Require dietetic registration and licensure or nursing licensure within provisional period. Must be working toward CDCES certification in diabetes education within provisional period. Must be a Certified Diabetes Educator within 2 years of hire.

Experience: 2 years experience in the field of diabetes care and education is preferred.

Additional skills/Abilitites: Effective verbal and written skills. Ability to communicate with people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

About Us

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At Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville Hospital for Women & Children and Madison Hospital, you’ll find meaningful work, supportive teams and opportunities to grow within a locally governed, nonprofit health system committed to the communities we serve. Our workplace culture has earned national recognition, including Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care 2026 and Forbes’ America’s Best-in-State Employers 2025.

Huntsville Hospital is the region’s primary referral center for advanced and specialty care, home to a specialized Orthopedic & Spine Tower, a Level III Regional Neonatal ICU and North Alabama’s Level I Trauma Center. Together, our three Madison County hospitals have 971 licensed beds and offer career opportunities across a wide range of specialties and care settings.

Employees have access to continuing education, Shared Governance, Clinical Ladder, Nurse Residency, tuition assistance, child care, wellness resources, an on-site employee pharmacy and health clinic, and more. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program.

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We are committed to providing competitive benefits. Our benefits package for eligible employees includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending; short term and long term disability; several retirement account options with 401K organization match; nurse residency program; tuition assistance; student loan reimbursement; On-site training and education opportunities; Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more!

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