Clinical Dietitian (CAP II)- Kidney Transplant Program

Carilion Medical Center•Roanoke, VA

About The Position

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Kidney Transplant Clinical Dietitian opening. As a Kidney Transplant Dietitian, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, and evaluating all phases of nutritional care for pre-transplant as well as post-transplant patient populations at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. You will collaborate with the transplant team to help coordinate and maintain a high standard of nutritional care and provide advice regarding patient candidacy. What you will do in this role: As a Kidney Transplant Dietitian you will perform nutritional assessments, develop plans of care and educate patients and caregivers as appropriate. You will participate in interdisciplinary meetings with the transplant team members to deem candidacy. You will be responsible for assessing patient needs considering the disease process as well as dialysis needs for patients undergoing transplant evaluation and follow up. You will determine recommendations for nutritional status improvements and provide direction and instruction for resolution of nutritional barriers to transplantation. You will maintain documentation in the patient’s medical record of all interventions and recommendations. You will collaborate with the medical and interdisciplinary team to optimize nutritional management along the continuum of care, including prior to surgery, during the patient's inpatient hospitalization, and in the recovery and maintenance phase. Job description summary may include: Plans and provides medical nutrition therapy and client education for inpatients and outpatients ranging from neonates to geriatrics. Conducts individualized nutrition assessment and evaluation and implements appropriate medical nutrition therapy approaches. Provides advanced and specialized nutrition support and communicates recommendations for changes in patient treatment plan to physicians and hospital staff. Documents recommendations and monitors changes and patient outcomes. Facilitates the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and protocols related to nutrition care. Evaluates and tracks data for outcomes and related performance improvement measures and makes recommendations to improve quality. Develops and oversees patient and staff educational materials regarding evidence-based medical nutrition therapy. Serves as the nutrition resource to the healthcare team. Additionally, as an experienced practitioner, has an area of responsibility which supports the facility, organization, community or nutritional team to improve the health of our patients and community. Acts as a resource to other staff and presents educational programs. Responds to inpatient consults and outpatient referrals and establishes appropriate plan of care. Evaluates the nutritional status of inpatients and outpatients of all ages and recommends appropriate nutrition intervention based on the age-specific patient population. Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately assess patients of all ages. Develops, implements and documents in the medical record, the nutritional plan of care in collaboration with other health care providers with follow-up. Documents results of assessments, intervention recommendations and nutritional progress in the medical record. Identifies and documents evidence-based criteria to support a physician’s diagnosis of malnutrition. Coordinates documentation with Clinical Documentation Integrity medical coders to accurately reflect clinical care. Calculates, evaluates and documents the assessment of specialized and advanced enteral and parenteral nutrition support according to ASPEN guidelines. Collaborates with inpatients and outpatients to identify individualized educational needs. Coordinates individual and group instructional activities. Serves as the nutrition educator for individuals and groups; plans and provides presentations for the public, civic organizations, business and industry, and healthcare care providers (i.e. medical students, residents, physicians, nurses and staff members) regarding nutrition topics. Conducts media interviews and writes articles for publication. May serve as clinical preceptor for dietetic interns. Collaborates with physicians and other members of the healthcare team to develop and implement evidence-based nutrition protocols, as well as educational programs and materials to meet the needs of the target population. Actively participates in multidisciplinary team meetings established for inpatient units. Acts as a liaison between nutrition services and other departments. Cooperates with management and staff to meet the goals and objectives of the department. Develops and executes performance improvement and quality assurance projects with Director of Clinical Nutrition. Monitors and reports quality and productivity on a regular and timely basis. Assists the Director of Clinical Nutrition in coordinating activities of flex resource staff. Completes assigned duties using leadership skills with system-wide staff for specific Clinical Dietitian II area of responsibility including Nutrition Science and Enteral Nutrition Formulary; Patient Education; Community Education; Sub-acute Services; Outpatient Services and Revenue Enhancement; Retail Wellness; Preceptor for New Hires and Dietetic Students; Performance Improvement; or Staff Support. Serves as a resource dietitian to other staff system wide.

Requirements

Education: Master of Science Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, other advanced degree or specialty certification in dietetics or equivalent 12 years of experience required
Experience: 2 years clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian. required. C ompletion of an American Dietetic Association approved internship or clinical experience requir
Licensure, certification, and/or registration: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (R.D.N.)
Effective interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills required.
Keyboarding skills required for automated computer systems, including electronic medical records.
Must successfully complete orientation and competency for position.

Nice To Haves

Certified Diabetes Educator (C.D.E.) desired for the Diabetes Education Program.
For Critical Care, Oncology and Trauma Services, Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (C.N.S.C.) preferred.