Clinical Dietitian Adult Inpatient Cardiothoracic ICU/Stepdown
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
Inpatient Cardiothoracic ICU/Stepdown -Job Code: -5034FLSA: -EJob
Level: -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 LevelEducationLevel 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
-ExperienceLevel 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 CertificationLevel 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 AbilitiesLevel I -Distinguishing
Characteristics of this LevelN/A -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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