Clinical Dietitian

University of Rochester • City of Rochester, NY

10d • $29 - $37 • Onsite

About The Position

As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive. This role provides timely, evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients and families. It involves participating in the training of medical staff, dietetic interns, and peers, responding to patients' needs, and promoting the highest quality nutritional care. The Clinical Dietitian acts as a consultant/resource to all members of the health care team and serves as a liaison/ambassador between patients and foodservice staff.

Requirements

• Registry-eligible by the Commission on Dietetic Registration upon hire required
• RD - Registered Dietitian within 9 months required
• Bachelor's degree Accepted if certified by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for degrees received before 1/1/2024 and completion of one-year dietetic internship experience required
• Master's degree CEND certified for degrees received on/after 1/1/2024 and completion of one-year dietetic internship experience required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated strong communication skills required
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a busy, multi-disciplinary medical practice setting required
• Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task with accuracy and efficiency required

Nice To Haves

• Clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families.
• Develops and implements individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifecycle, from infants to the elderly, as assigned.
• Integrates evidence-based research in the education, practice and management of patients.
• Effectively communicates nutrition plans and rationale to team members verbally and in the medical record.
• Demonstrates the ability to utilize various HIPAA secure patient communication modalities such as Zoom, My Chart, etc.
• Provides education on medical nutrition therapy and food-drug interactions to patients, their families and significant others.
• Ensures continuity of care when a patient transitions to an alternate level of care within the facility or at discharge.
• Develops nutrition education materials.
• Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers and other medical professionals.
• Participates in orienting, training and in-servicing professional and other nutrition staff.
• Participates in continuing education opportunities.
• Participates in unit-based, disease-specific or interdisciplinary rounds and acts as a consultant/resource to all members of the health care team.
• Participates in weekly nutrition support rounds.
• Serves as liaison/ambassador between patients/units and foodservice staff.
• Participates in quality assurance activities, including productivity and malnutrition tracking.
• Serves on committees for department and hospital initiatives.
• Represents the department at community nutrition functions.
• Attends regular department staff meetings as scheduled.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level