Inpatient Clinical Dietitian Per Diem

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

89d • $55,895 - $83,843

About The Position

The successful candidate will oversee the delivery of nutrition care to assigned patients. This includes identifying patients at nutritional risk, performing nutrition assessments based on pertinent medical, laboratory, and patient interview data, and providing diet therapy and counseling. The role also involves planning, recommending, and evaluating enteral and parenteral nutrition prescriptions specific to individual patient nutrition and metabolic requirements. The Clinical Dietitian will monitor and evaluate patient progress, electronically document all aspects of nutrition care, mentor and teach nutrition and diet therapy principles to dietetic interns, medical students, and healthcare providers, and act as a resource for department staff, physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team. Participation in continuing education and in-service training programs is expected, along with effective communication and cooperation with others. The position requires demonstrating leadership skills in decision-making and problem-solving, and ensuring improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Practice in an acute care setting (outside of dietetic internship) preferred.
• Computer literacy (minimum Outlook, Word, Excel, EMR).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional time management skills; self-starter and a team player.
• 0-3 years’ experience for Clinical Dietitian; 3-8 years’ experience for Sr. Clinical Dietitian in tertiary care.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced practice certification and/or nutrition support and/or pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of nutrition care to assigned patients.
• Identify patients at nutritional risk and perform nutrition assessments.
• Provide diet therapy and counseling.
• Plan, recommend, and evaluate enteral and parenteral nutrition prescriptions.
• Monitor and evaluate patient’s progress.
• Electronically document all aspects of nutrition care.
• Mentor and teach nutrition and diet therapy principles to dietetic interns, medical students, and healthcare providers.
• Act as a resource for department staff, physicians, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Participate in continuing education and in-service training programs.
• Communicate effectively and work cooperatively with others.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in decision-making and problem-solving.
• Ensure improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development in lifelong learning.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers.
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees