Outpatient Dietitian - Oncology - Cancer Services (Days)
About The Position
The Clinical Outpatient Dietitian provides outpatient care integrated with and compatible with patient-focused medical goals and objectives. The role applies the Nutrition Care Process (NCP), including completing nutrition assessments, determining nutrition diagnoses, developing and implementing nutrition interventions, and monitoring and evaluating patient progress. The dietitian uses the Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework (SODPF), established Standards of Practice and Professional Performance (SOP/SOPP), and, when available, evidence-based practice protocols and nutrition practice guidelines to help determine appropriate interventions. The Clinical Outpatient Dietitian also helps manage resources cost-effectively and participates in compliance and quality-performance-improvement efforts to ensure safe, effective nutrition care. As an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, the dietitian participates in team conferences, provides food- and nutrition-related in-services, and contributes to the development and revision of hospital policies. The role may also involve community-based nutrition programs and requires maintaining professional competency and skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
- Completion of 900 hours of supervised practice through an accredited CDR program.
- Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Membership with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Maintain State of Georgia Licensed Dietitian status throughout employment.
- Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with patients, physicians, and staff.
- Ability to write letters, summaries, and reports.
Responsibilities
- Provide outpatient care aligned with patient-focused medical goals and objectives.
- Complete nutrition assessments and determine nutrition diagnoses using the Nutrition Care Process.
- Develop and implement nutrition interventions, and monitor and evaluate patient progress.
- Use applicable practice frameworks, standards, protocols, and guidelines to guide nutrition interventions.
- Help manage resources in a cost-effective manner.
- Participate in compliance and quality-performance-improvement efforts to support safe and effective nutrition care.
- Participate in multidisciplinary team conferences.
- Provide food- and nutrition-related in-services.
- Contribute to the development and revision of hospital policies.
- May participate in community-based nutrition programs.
- Maintain professional competency and skills required for practice.
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Job Type
Full-time
