Overview
To provide timely, evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients and families. Participate in the training of medical staff, dietetic interns and peers. Demonstrates ICARE* values in each of the major responsibilities.
Major Responsibilities
Patient Care ~60%
- Provide ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families.
- Develops and implements individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifecycle, from infants to the elderly, as assigned.
- Integrate evidence-based research in the education, practice and management of patients.
- Effectively communicate plans and rationale to team members both verbally and in the medical record.
Education ~20-25%
- Provides education on medical nutrition therapy and food-drug interactions to patients to patients, their families and significant others; ensures continuity of care when a patient transitions to an alternate level of care within the facility or at discharge; develops nutrition education materials.
- Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers (journal club) and other medical professionals.
- Participates in orienting, training and in-servicing professional and other nutrition staff. Participates in continuing education opportunities.
Rounding ~5-10%
- Participates in unit-based, disease-specific and interdisciplinary rounds and acts as a consultant/resource all members of the health care team. Participates in weekly nutrition support rounds.
- Serves as liaison/ambassador between patients/units and foodservice staff.
Quality Assurance ~5%
- Participates in quality assurance activities, including productivity and malnutrition tracking.
- Serves on committees for department and hospital initiatives. Represents the department at community nutrition functions.
- Attend regular department staff meetings as scheduled.
NOTE: This document describes typical duties and responsibilities and is not intended to limit management from assigning other work as required.
Requirements
B.S. degree in Nutrition, completion of one-year dietetic internship experience or equivalent; registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of employment, the credentialing agency of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Clinical nutrition experience in a health care setting preferred.
Demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to work independently and effectively in a busy, multi-disciplinary medical practice setting, able to prioritize workload and multi-task with accuracy and efficiency.
Hours may vary slightly based census:
- Full time, salaried position
- Subject to change based on operational needs
- Weekend and holiday rotation with all inpatient dietitians
- Cross coverage assigned
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Reports to: Clinical Nutrition Manager, SMH
Equipment: Computer, telephone, printer, scanner, copier, fax
*For more on the ICARE values go to: http://intranet.urmc-sh.rochester.edu/patient-experience/patient-centered-care/icare-values.asp
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: $23.00 – $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
Medical Specialty:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- On call
- Weekend availability
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian (Preferred)
Work Location:
- One location
Work Remotely:
Source: Indeed.com
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