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Medtronic Clinical Specialist, Diabetes in British Columbia, British Columbia
Careers that Change Lives
The Diabetes Clinical Specialist (DCS) is a Full Time role key member of an integrated Diabetes Sales Team who provides training and support to Physicians, Health Care Providers (HCPs), and Diabetes Clinics within academic and community settings. The DCS will ultimately impact the patients who manage their Diabetes through pump technology.
A Day in the Life
• Develop and maintain excellent clinical skills and provide training, support and resources to Patients on Medtronic Diabetes products (eg. insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitoring and CareLink reports).
• Support and complement the Territory Sales Manager’s efforts from a clinical, educational and sales perspective for Physicians, Health Care Professionals (HCPs)and Patients.
• Understand and apply evidence-based clinical research in the education of Physicians and HCPs .
• Train, educate and support health care professionals regarding Medtronic Diabetes technology as this applies to their patients and practice.
• Ongoing training of the certified product trainers in the region.
• Participate and contribute as part of the Regional team.
• Other duties as assigned.
Must Have: Minimum Requirements
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Able to work independently and in a team environment.
• Detail oriented and good problem-solving capacity
• Excellent training skills -- able to train internal staff as needed and healthcare professionals.
• Excellent Educational skills -- able to translate complex clinical, evidence-based medicine into the real-world day to day application and education for patients and HCPs.
• Experience in patient education and training.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and strong presentation skills to small and large groups of HCPs.
• Effective and efficient computer skills; Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
KNOWLEDGE/EDUCATION:
• Registered Nurse or Registered Dietitian and licensed in the designated province(s) as applicable.
ADDITIONAL:
• Certified Diabetes Educator an asset.
• Able to adapt to and be effective in a dynamic and fast paced environment.
• Industry related experience - Excellent working knowledge and experience in Diabetes and Insulin Pump Technology.
• Travel is required for this position.
Base Salary Range: 77K - 115K
About Medtronic
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.
Physical Job Requirements
The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager, recruiter or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role. (ADA-United States of America)
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