Clinical Dietitian I

Avance Care•Cary, NC

13h

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education to improve patient outcomes and quality of life. The role includes assessing and documenting patients’ nutritional status and needs, providing individual and group education, and coordinating care with primary care providers and specialty services. Services may be provided in person or through telehealth. The dietitian develops and updates educational materials, contributes to company website content and outcomes research, and shares current research and emerging dietetics practices with the nutrition team. The position also includes training patients on continuous glucose monitoring devices after completing the required training program, maintaining professional licenses and credentials, and completing continuing education to retain instructor status in the company’s accredited diabetes program. The employee is expected to follow company policies, maintain patient and company confidentiality, contribute positively to the clinic team, and perform administrative and clinical duties as workload requires.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Licensed Dietitian through the North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong computer skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to work as a team player.
Efficient time management and workload prioritization.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and in person.
Ability to read and interpret common medical terminology.
Maintain company and patient confidentiality both on and off work premises.
At least 15 diabetes-related continuing education credits annually to maintain instructor status in the company’s accredited diabetes program, in addition to continuing education required to maintain RDN credentials.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
At least 1 year of clinical nutrition experience highly preferred.
Diabetes education experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide individual medical nutrition therapy and individual and group diabetes education, in person and/or through telehealth, to help patients meet their goals.
Assess, evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document patients’ nutritional status and needs using established standards of care and evidence-based practice guidelines.
Counsel patients and their families and provide tailored nutrition education using age-specific, disease-specific, and culturally competent materials and techniques.
Document patient progress in the electronic medical record.
Communicate and collaborate with patients’ primary care providers and specialty services to coordinate care.
Attend mandatory trainings and department meetings and contribute ideas and perspectives.
Develop, review, update, and implement educational materials for patients and providers.
Provide in-service training or presentations for company providers and specialists as needed.
Contribute blog articles and recipes to the company website.
Contribute case studies and patient progress data to outcomes collection and research activities.
Study emerging trends and research in dietetics and facilitate discussion of findings with the nutrition team.
Train patients on continuous glucose monitoring devices after completing the training program.
Maintain licensure through the North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics and credentials through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Complete at least 15 diabetes-related continuing education credits annually to maintain instructor status in the company’s accredited diabetes program, in addition to continuing education required to maintain RDN credentials.
Complete other assigned or necessary tasks.
Follow company policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, and uphold a positive, respectful, professional presence in the clinic.
Perform administrative and clinical duties as workload necessitates and report on time and prepared for scheduled shifts.