Dietitian - Children's Nutrition Support

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a community dedicated to teaching, discovery, and patient care, aiming to change the world. VUMC values expertise, expands knowledge, and challenges abilities, fostering an environment where everyone can thrive and uniqueness is celebrated. Employees are part of something bigger, taking pride in their work and striving for continuous improvement. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. The Dietitian assesses the nutrition status of patients, including performing a nutrition-focused physical exam, and identifies nutrition diagnoses. This role involves developing, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of nutrition care plans for patients at nutrition risk, initiating changes as needed. Additionally, the Dietitian provides nutrition education and counseling to patients, families, and the community, and trains dietetic interns and other health care students.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Dietician/Nutritionist - Tennessee
Registered Dietician - Commision on Dietetic Registration
Relevant Work Experience
Bachelor's degree
Patient Counseling (Intermediate)
Nutrition Therapy (Intermediate)
Dietetic Patient Assessment (Intermediate)
Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice (Intermediate)

Responsibilities

Assesses nutrition status, including performance of a nutrition-focused physical exam, and implements nutrition care plans to address identified nutrition diagnoses for patients with common medical conditions, using the Nutrition Care Process and standardized nutrition terminology in documentation.
Identifies patients who meet the criteria for a medical diagnosis of malnutrition and documents criteria in the medical record.
Writes, accepts, and implements medical nutrition therapy and nutrition orders in eSTAR, including diet and infant feeding orders and enteral nutrition orders, according to the VUMC Standard Operating Procedure and RD/LDN Scope of Practice.
Monitors nutrition progress and reassesses nutrition status of patients/clients with common medical conditions, adjusting the nutrition care plan when needed.
Provides nutrition counseling and education to patients, families and caregivers, and the community, using evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines and appropriate instructional methods and tools.
Conducts nutrition telehealth, real-time HIPAA-compliant interactive audio and video telecommunications with patients, and monitors telehealth technologies for HIPAA compliance.
Trains dietetic interns and other students by planning, implementing, supervising and evaluating clinical experiences and/or teaching classes.