Diabetes Education and Wellness Coordinator - Aging & Disabilities

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This is a professional staff position that provides direct services to
older adults to promote diabetes education, and health and wellness
education. The position will provide diabetes education, wellness
education for adults 60+. The position is responsible for assessing the
clients program eligibility for Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and
Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) through the established
program guidelines. The position will lead educational programming
within the agency, partners and community members to promote 60+ health
and wellness programming. This position will offer programming to
promote health promotion and disease prevention, physical activity, a
healthy lifestyle and positive aging.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Adhere to funding/program requirements and ensure all grant
requirements are met.
PROVIDES EDUCATION
- Conduct classes or presentations promote health promotion and
disease prevention, physical activity, a healthy lifestyle and
positive aging.
- Lead exercise classes or demonstrate low impact exercise and
stretching.
- Provide direct education services to promote diabetes prevention
through the DPP or MDPP program for interested clients or employer
groups that meet eligibility criteria and maintain the evidence
based requirements to ensure the agency fully meets CDC standards.
- Promote health and wellness in the community by attending identified
meetings, participating in fairs, serving on committees or
partnering on special projects.
- Provide direct education services to community groups to promote
health promotion and disease prevention and increase referrals to
the three Diabetes programs.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
- Schedule classes and appointments to meet requirements.
- Monitor the program(s) quality improvement to meet requirements and
enhance programming/outreach efforts.
- Ensure necessary data (client data, case notes) is collected and
data entered as appropriate to meet current requirements.
- Work with support staff and billing staff to ensure that all
necessary paperwork and documentation is accurate and meets Medicare
billing standards.
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