Clinical Nutrition Specialist Lead

University of Rochester • City of Rochester, NY

8d • $76,689 - $103,521 • 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 is a full-time position with a scheduled weekly hour of 40. The role is in the Nutritional Support Services department and is a day shift position. The compensation range is $76,689.00 - $103,521.00 annually. Individual salaries will be determined by factors including market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise, and internal equity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree Accepted if certified by the Commission on Dietetics Registration for degrees received before 1/1/2024 and 2 years experience as a Clinical Nutrition Specialist for Food and Nutrition Services required or Master's degree ACEND certified for degrees received on/after 1/1/2024 And 2 years experience as a Clinical Nutrition Specialist for Food and Nutrition Services required
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Demonstrated proficiency and competent performance of required tasks of a Clinical Nutrition Specialist I or Clinical Nutrition Specialist II.
• RD - Registered Dietitian upon hire required
• Advanced Certification CNSC, CDCES, CSP or other specialist certification in specific area of practice upon hire required

Responsibilities

• Provides timely, comprehensive, evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients and families.
• Acts as a lead, providing direction and support to others and assisting with department operations.
• Develops learning materials and trains medical staff, dietetic interns and peers.
• Monitors quality and quantity of work performed in the department.
• Acts in a manner which is highly responsive to patients' needs and promotes and supports the highest quality nutritional care.
• Responsible for clinical nutrition advancement through performance improvement processes.
• 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.
• Provides lectures to residents, NP’s, and Fellows on Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical skills and knowledge base.
• Mentors Clinical Nutrition Specialists and Clinical Dietitians.
• Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers and other medical professionals, including medical students, surgical residents, fellows, and attendings.
• Maintains expertise by pursuing pertinent continuing education opportunities.
• Provides direction and support to Clinical Nutrition Specialists and Clinical Dietitians, answering clinical questions and providing resources to staff.
• Assists in the development of goals and objectives for clinical nutrition.
• Writes new procedures and training materials and updates existing procedures as needed.
• Assists with development of training plans and training for new employees.
• Acts as a liaison between inpatient and outpatient dietitians in field of responsibility.
• Assists Chief Clinical Dietitian and Clinical Nutrition Manager in preparing performance evaluation data.
• Acts as authority in the absence of Chief Clinical Dietitian and Clinical Nutrition Manager, exercising good judgment and tact.
• Participates in unit-based, disease-specific and interdisciplinary rounds on a frequent basis 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.
• Exercises independent judgment and displays advanced decision making.
• Evaluates literature, new products, and techniques.
• Develops standards/protocols to ensure consistent, appropriate, evidence based therapies.
• Performs quality assurance monitoring for activities performed/completed in the field of responsibility.
• Analyzes related data and identifies trends of specific problems and recommends corrective action.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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