Dietitian (Pediatric Nutrition Clinic) (Part Time / 20 Hours)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is the region's largest comprehensive academic health system, dedicated to providing world-class care, advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research. We foster a collaborative and supportive community where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and uniqueness is celebrated. This role is part of the MCJCHV Nutrition Support Services team and focuses on pediatric nutrition. The Dietitian assesses patient nutrition status, including performing a nutrition-focused physical exam, and identifies nutrition diagnoses. They develop, implement, and evaluate nutrition care plans for at-risk patients, making adjustments as needed. The role involves providing nutrition education and counseling to patients, families, and the community, as well as training dietetic interns and other healthcare students. Key responsibilities include documenting nutrition care using standardized terminology, identifying and documenting malnutrition, writing and implementing nutrition orders, monitoring patient progress, and conducting telehealth nutrition services.

Requirements

LIC-Licensed Dietician/Nutritionist - Tennessee
Registered Dietitian - 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.