Clinical Dietitian - Health & Fitness Center

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Duke Health & Fitness Center, a medically based wellness center in Durham, NC, is seeking a Dietitian to join their nutrition team. The role requires individual nutritional counseling experience in the field of intuitive/mindful eating, HAES, and disordered eating specialties. Duties include providing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with client’s medical goals, and identifying and providing age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the clients and their families. DUHS offers career growth and enrichment within their Nutrition services, including a clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities at each hospital within the health system.

Requirements

• Individual nutritional counseling experience in the field of intuitive/mindful eating, HAES, and disordered eating specialties.
• Baccalaureate 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.
• Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired with the expectation that registration will be achieved within 90 days of hire.
• Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; provision for license-eligible dietitians as above.
• At least 5 years of clinical experience or at least 3 years' clinical experience plus an approved, nutrition related certification (for Level II and Level III).

Nice To Haves

• One year in an acute care environment (for Level I)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate 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.
• 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 inpatients and outpatients 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 orders 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.
• Maintain North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics licensure.
• 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 not directly evaluate their performance).
• Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.
• Work in an assigned specialty area and integrate research and education into practice as evidence by competencies (Level II).
• Act as a liaison and advocate for the profession by utilizing and sharing new practice knowledge and skill into other areas of the profession (management, public health) and or other disciplines (Level II).
• Think critically, display a range of highly developed clinical and technical skills, and formulate judgements acquired through a combination of education, experience and critical thinking (Level III).
• Based on department's need, have the ability to provide expertise, oversight and leadership in a designated specialty area. These areas include: Student Advisor, Malnutrition Specialist, Adult Nutrition Support Specialist, Pediatric Nutrition Support Specialist, Program Coordinator, Clinical and Quality Specialist, IT Specialist, Outpatient Clinical Coordinator, Lead, Subject Matter Expert (Level III).

Benefits

• Career growth and enrichment within our Nutrition services.
• Clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities at each hospital within the health system.

What This Job Offers

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