Clinical Dietitian - Adult Outpatient Transplant
Company: Duke Health
Location: Durham
Posted on: January 25, 2023
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Job Description:
-Duke University Hospital -Duke University Hospital is
consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is
known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking
research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient
beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic
facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major
surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery
center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with
nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional
radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked
Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties:
cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear,
nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology
& neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung
surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first
in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. -In
addition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive,
geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that
include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty
clinics and outpatient surgery centers. - -Clinical Dietitian -
Adult Outpatient Transplant - -FLSA: -E -Job Code: -5034 - -Pay
Target: -E2 - - - -Supervisory Responsibility: -No - - - -General
Description of the Job ClassLevel ICoordinate all phases of
nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning,
monitoring, education and counseling of hospitalized patients and
outpatients in a variety of settings. Perform duties in support of
and in compliance with performance improvement plans, JCAHO, and
other licensing, accrediting, and regulatory agencies. -Level II
Function in a supervisory role as a team leader in addition to the
duties and responsibilities of Level I. -Duties and
Responsibilities of this LevelLevel I*Provide nutrition services
and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical
goals.* Evaluate, interpret, monitor and document the nutritional
status and nutritional needs of hospitalized patients and out
patients using established standards of care and practice
guidelines.*Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling
to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their
families.*Develop, review, update and implement educational
materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals.*Write
order for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition and
laboratory data per hospital policy.*Function as an integral member
of the clinical interdisciplinary team.*Maintain registered
dietitian (RD) status including continuing professional education
per the Professional Development Portfolio.*Precept dietetic
interns and provide on the job training for newly hired clinical
staff.*Supervise daily work of dietetic technicians, registered;
provide input into evaluation but doesn't directly evaluate their
performance.*Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance
standards. -Level II*Perform all the duties and responsibilities of
Level I.*Complete monthly performance improvement reports.*Assist
the department director in reviewing and updating department
policies and procedures*Plan and coordinate the work schedule and
daily work load of the clinical dietitians and dietetic
interns*Other duties assigned by the department director - -
-Required Qualifications at this Level -Education: -Level
IBaccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional
Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major.Successful
completion of coordinated program or dietetic internship of not
less than 900 hours under the supervision of a Registered
Dietitian. -Level II Same as Level I -Experience:Level IOne year in
an acute care environment preferred; experience may be waived for
specific positions. -Level IITwo years in an acute care environment
with one-year supervisory experience preferred; experience may be
waived for specific positions. -Degrees, Licensure, and/or
Certification:
Level IRegistered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic
Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired
with the understanding that registration will be achieved within 90
days of hire. -Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North
Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; proviso for
license-eligible dietitians as above -Level IIRegistered dietitian
(RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Licensed
dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of
Dietetics and NutritionOr equivalent combination of experience and
education -Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Level I - -Job Code:
00005034 CLINICAL DIETITIAN
Job Level: E2 -Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without
regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender
expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin,
race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. -Duke
aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation,
creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the
robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich
diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences
flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all
members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the
contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices
are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to
uphold these values. -Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain
jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may
include essential job functions that require specific physical
and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for
requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each
hiring department.
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