Clinical Dietitian I - Central Raleigh

Avance Care • Raleigh, NC

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About The Position

Job Purpose: Provide medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education to improve outcomes and quality of life.

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
• Strong computer skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Efficient time management and workload prioritization
• Ability to communicate well in writing and in person. Ability to read and interpret common medical terminology.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree, preferred
• At least 1 year of clinical nutrition experience, highly preferred
• Diabetes education experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides individual medical nutrition therapy and individual and group diabetes education to meet patient goals, through in person and/or telehealth sessions
• Assesses, evaluates, interprets, monitors, and documents nutritional status and needs of patients; uses established standards of care and evidence-based practice guidelines
• Counsels and provides tailored nutrition education to patients and their families
• Uses age-specific, disease-specific and culturally competent educational materials and counseling techniques to meet patient needs
• Documents in electronic medical record to monitor patient progress
• Communicates and collaborates with patient’s primary care provider, as well as other specialty services to coordinate care
• Attend all mandatory trainings and department meetings, readily bringing own ideas and thoughts into the discussion
• Develops, reviews, updates, and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and providers
• Provide in-service training or presentations for other company providers and specialists, as deemed necessary
• Contribute blog articles and recipes to company website
• Contribute case studies and data on patient progress as part of outcomes collection and research activities
• Continually study emerging trends and new research related to the practice of dietetics and facilitate discussion and findings with the nutrition team
• Train patients on continuing glucose monitoring devices upon completion of training program
• Maintain license through NC Board of Nutrition and Dietetics and credentials with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Complete at least 15 diabetes-related continuing education credits annually to maintain instructor status in Avance Care accredited diabetes program, in addition to completing continuing education to maintain RDN credentials
• Accomplishes all tasks as assigned or as they become necessary
• Adheres to Avance Care’s Policy and Procedures
• Acts as a role model within the clinic
• Performs administrative and clinical duties as workload necessitates
• Maintains company and patient confidentiality both on and off work premises
• Maintains a positive, respectful attitude, high team spirit and morale
• Uses tact in all personal interactions
• Consistently reports to work on time for scheduled shift, prepared to perform duties of position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees