PEDIATRIC / ADULT ALLERGY RD

Compass Group•Charlottesville, VA

11d•$60,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

Take the next step in your career with Morrison Healthcare as a Pediatric & Adult Allergy EOE (Eosinophillic Espophagitis) RD in Charlottesville, VA. Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafés to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation’s largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience. Since 2012, Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work and Training Magazine has named it a Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually. Join a talented group of more than 90 Morrison Healthcare dietitians at the University of Virginia Health System in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia. At this level one trauma center, dietitians play an integral role on multidisciplinary teams in many specialty areas, both in the 675 bed inpatient setting, as well as in over 35 outpatient clinics. RDs participate in research and quality improvement projects, host dietetic interns, and are supported in pursuing leadership and community service experiences. Continuing education opportunities are plentiful from within the accomplished nutrition team and from the health system which values ongoing training and education. This full-time (40 hr/wk) position is a newly established role created to provide dedicated nutrition expertise and strategic direction for the new UVA Food and Digestive Allergic Disease Center of Excellence, a multidisciplinary center jointly established by the Divisions of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Adult); and the Divisions of Pediatric and Adult Allergy & Immunology. This position reflects institutional recognition of nutrition as a core and essential discipline for the management of gastrointestinal allergic conditions, including but not limited to eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, non-IgE food allergy syndromes including FPIES, alpha-gal syndrome, and IgE-mediated food allergies. The initial role will focus on the clinical care of both pediatric and adult patients. Anticipated clinics this position will support include: EGID clinics, IgE-mediated food allergy clinics, GI-Allergy Clinic, as well as clinics seeing alpha-gal syndrome patients, and other needs as determined by Center leadership. The RDN will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide direct patient care and to develop and maintain nutrition care pathways and protocols in collaboration with other clinical team members. As additional funding presents, the role is expected to evolve into steering the nutrition arms of activities within the Center's four founding aims: clinical care, medical education, research & scholarship, and community outreach.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with five years of experience
Master’s degree in nutrition
Licensed Dietitian (or willing to obtain) in the state of practice as applicable
Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Nice To Haves

Prefer knowledge of working with allergies
Advanced Practice Certification through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Healthcare experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provide dedicated nutrition expertise and strategic direction for the new UVA Food and Digestive Allergic Disease Center of Excellence.
Focus on the clinical care of both pediatric and adult patients.
Support EGID clinics, IgE-mediated food allergy clinics, GI-Allergy Clinic, and clinics seeing alpha-gal syndrome patients.
Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to provide direct patient care.
Develop and maintain nutrition care pathways and protocols in collaboration with other clinical team members.
Steer the nutrition arms of activities within the Center's four founding aims: clinical care, medical education, research & scholarship, and community outreach (as funding presents).
Participate in research and quality improvement projects.
Host dietetic interns.