Facility:

Wheeler Heart & Vascular: 3800 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1369 Cardiac Rehab SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

20

Hours:

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.​
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the physiologic, psychological and cognitive status of the patient. Provides nutritional counseling, identifies patient/caregiver learning needs and initiates medical nutrition therapy. Collaborates with physician and other healthcare providers as appropriate. Evaluates patient educational materials. Scope of Practice: The Diabetes Registered Dietitian Specialist (Certified Diabetes Educator) is able to recognize and prioritize complex data in order to identify needs of patients with diabetes across the lifespan, and provide therapeutic proble- solving, counseling and regimen adjustments. The scope of specialty diabetes practice includes management skills such as medical nutrition therapy, medication adjustment, exercise planning, counseling for behavior management and psychosocial issues. Attaining optimal metabolic control may include treatment and monitoring of acute and chronic complications.

• Education:

• Required: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.

• Experience

• Required: Completion of an American Dietetics Association (ADA) approved internship or coordinated undergraduate program

• Preferred: Clinical medical office experience preferred.

• Skills

  Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

  Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams.

  Proficient Computer skills

  Successful completion of all department-specific credentialing within first 90 days of employment

• Licensure/Certification/Registration

  Required: Licensed in the State of Missouri as a Registered Dietitian.

  Preferred: Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) within 18 months of hire.