Clinical Nutrition Spec 1

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

8d•$68,640 - $92,664•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Rochester is committed to Meliora - Ever Better, with shared values of equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. This role focuses on providing comprehensive, evidence-based nutritional care and education to outpatient cancer patients at the Wilmot Cancer Center. The position involves assessing nutritional status, recommending regimens, consulting with interdisciplinary teams, and participating in training for medical staff and interns. The goal is to optimize patient outcomes through expert nutritional support within a collaborative healthcare environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree Accepted if certified by the Commission on Dietetics Registration for degrees received before 1/1/2024 and 2 years clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required
Master's degree ACEND certified for degrees received on/after 1/1/2024 and 2 years clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
RD - Registered Dietician upon hire required

Nice To Haves

Advanced Certification CNSC, CDCES, CSP or other specialist certification in specific area of practice within 1-1/2 years required

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families.
Assess and recommend medical nutritional regimes to the patient to match individual patient requirements and limitations; assure adequacy and appropriateness of regimes.
Integrate evidence-based research in the education, practice and management of patients with cancer.
Effectively communicate plans and rationale to team members both verbally and in the medical record.
Effectively communicate nutrition plans and rationale to team members both verbally and in the medical record.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize various HIPAA secure patient communication modalities such as “Zoom”, “My Chart”, etc.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health providers) to coordinate care and optimize patient outcomes.
Provide oncology related nutrition lectures to residents, NP’s, and Fellow.
Demonstrates advanced clinical skills and knowledge base and mentors Clinical Dietitians.
Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers (journal club) and other medical professionals (including medical students, surgical residents, fellows, attendings).
Participates in orienting, training and in-servicing professional and other nutrition staff.
Maintains expertise by pursuing pertinent continuing education opportunities.
Exercises independent judgment and displays advanced decision making.
Evaluates literature, new products, and techniques; develops standards/protocols to ensure consistent, appropriate, evidence-based therapies.
Participates in quality improvement initiatives and contributes to program development, evaluation, and reporting for nutrition and/or Wilmot Cancer Center.
Represents the department at community nutrition functions.
Attend regular department staff meetings as scheduled.
Opportunities may arise and participation is encouraged, though not required for Research/Publishing/Speaking.
Other duties as assigned