Clinical Dietitian 2 Specialty (Hybrid)

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UMHC - SCCC - Nutrition Services has an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Dietitian 2 – Specialty (Hybrid) position. The incumbent provides nutrition care with greater than 70% of time spent in specialty service as warranted by the facility. The Clinical Dietitian 2 – Specialty assists with mentorship to the clinical dietitian staff and leadership to promote hospital-driven nutrition initiatives.
 

• Assesses the nutritional needs of patients and develops and implements nutritional care plans.

• Documents the nutritional status and needs of hospitalized patients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.

• Communicates with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs of patients.

• Initiates and follows patients for nutrient intake analysis and makes recommendations for continuance progression or initiation of alternate therapies.

• Writes orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition and laboratory data per hospital policy.

• Provides counseling and education to patients and their families regarding various topics in medical nutrition therapy and drug nutrient interaction.

• Serves as a clinical nutrition resource and subject matter expert to physicians, patients, and staff.

• Ensures regulatory compliance including federal, state and accrediting agencies.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

• This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

• Valid State of Florida Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) license required

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience required

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field.

• Current state licensure in field required (LDN- Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist)

• Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition

• Board certified in relevant specialty or field (CSO- Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition or CNSC- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician)

• Minimum of 5 years as a Registered Dietitian in a healthcare setting

• Minimum of 2 years as a Registered Dietitian in the specialty field of oncology nutrition, preferred