Inpatient - Clinical Dietitian Full Time

Albany Medical Center•Albany, NY

4d•$59,066 - $88,599•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides comprehensive, high-quality nutrition care to patients throughout the organization, with a primary focus on assessing and caring for patients who are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. The role oversees nutrition care for assigned patients and works within a professional, progressive nutrition department that offers one-on-one training, continuing education opportunities, and a clinical ladder for advancement. The position is based at Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Ave, in the Medical Nutrition Therapy department. It is a salaried, exempt role scheduled for 40 hours per week on the day shift. The successful candidate will also support learning by teaching nutrition principles to trainees and healthcare providers and serving as a resource to the care team. The role may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA-protected health information. Workforce members must limit access, use, and disclosure to the minimum necessary for assigned duties and make reasonable efforts to protect information from unauthorized access and modification.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or a related field.
Registered Dietitian (RD) credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Computer literacy, including at minimum Outlook, Word, Excel, and an electronic medical record (EMR).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with patients and staff from diverse cultural, educational, and ethnic backgrounds.
Exceptional time-management skills; self-starter and team player.
Clinical Dietitian level: 0–3 years’ experience.
Senior Clinical Dietitian level: 3–8 years’ experience in tertiary care.

Nice To Haves

Experience practicing in an acute care setting outside of a dietetic internship.
Advanced practice certification, nutrition support experience, and/or pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee delivery of nutrition care to assigned patients.
Identify patients at nutritional risk and perform nutrition assessments using relevant medical, laboratory, and patient interview data.
Provide diet therapy and counseling.
Plan, recommend, and evaluate enteral and parenteral nutrition prescriptions according to individual patient nutrition and metabolic requirements.
Monitor and evaluate patient progress.
Electronically document all aspects of nutrition care.
Mentor and teach nutrition and diet therapy principles to dietetic interns, medical students, and healthcare providers.
Act as a resource for department staff, physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members.
Participate in continuing education and in-service training programs.
Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others.
Demonstrate leadership in decision-making and problem-solving.
Take responsibility for self-development and lifelong learning to support improvements in practice settings.
Protect sensitive information by limiting access, use, and disclosure to the minimum necessary and following applicable policies and standards.