Registered and Licensed Dietitian - Eating Disorder Specialty

Avance Care•Durham, NC

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About The Position

Job Purpose: Provide medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education to improve outcomes and quality of life. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provides individual medical nutrition therapy and individual and group diabetes education to meet patient goals, through in person and/or telehealth sessions Assesses, evaluates, interprets, monitors, and documents nutritional status and needs of patients; uses established standards of care and evidence-based practice guidelines Counsels and provides tailored nutrition education to patients and their families Uses age-specific, disease-specific and culturally competent educational materials and counseling techniques to meet patient needs Documents in electronic medical record to monitor patient progress Communicates and collaborates with patient’s primary care provider, as well as other specialty services to coordinate care Attend all mandatory trainings and department meetings, readily bringing own ideas and thoughts into the discussion Develops, reviews, updates, and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and providers Provide in-service training or presentations for other company providers and specialists, as deemed necessary Contribute blog articles and recipes to company website Contribute case studies and data on patient progress as part of outcomes collection and research activities Continually study emerging trends and new research related to the practice of dietetics and facilitate discussion and findings with the nutrition team Train patients on continuing glucose monitoring devices upon completion of training program Maintain license through NC Board of Nutrition and Dietetics and credentials with the Commission on Dietetic Registration Complete at least 15 diabetes-related continuing education credits annually to maintain instructor status in Avance Care accredited diabetes program, in addition to completing continuing education to maintain RDN credentials Additional Duties and Responsibilities Accomplishes all tasks as assigned or as they become necessary

Requirements

Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Licensed Dietitian through the North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics
Strong written and verbal communication
Strong computer skills
Strong attention to detail
Team player
Efficient time management and workload prioritization
Ability to communicate well in writing and in person. Ability to read and interpret common medical terminology.
Adheres to Avance Care’s Policy and Procedures
Acts as a role model within the clinic
Performs administrative and clinical duties as workload necessitates
Maintains company and patient confidentiality both on and off work premises
Maintains a positive, respectful attitude, high team spirit and morale
Uses tact in all personal interactions
Consistently reports to work on time for scheduled shift, prepared to perform duties of position

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree, preferred
At least 1 year of clinical nutrition experience, highly preferred
Diabetes education experience, preferred

Responsibilities

Provide medical nutrition therapy and diabetes education
Provide individual medical nutrition therapy and individual and group diabetes education to meet patient goals, through in person and/or telehealth sessions
Assess, evaluates, interprets, monitors, and documents nutritional status and needs of patients
Counsel and provides tailored nutrition education to patients and their families
Use age-specific, disease-specific and culturally competent educational materials and counseling techniques to meet patient needs
Documents in electronic medical record to monitor patient progress
Communicates and collaborates with patient’s primary care provider, as well as other specialty services to coordinate care
Attend all mandatory trainings and department meetings
Develops, reviews, updates, and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and providers
Provide in-service training or presentations for other company providers and specialists
Contribute blog articles and recipes to company website
Contribute case studies and data on patient progress as part of outcomes collection and research activities
Continually study emerging trends and new research related to the practice of dietetics and facilitate discussion and findings with the nutrition team
Train patients on continuing glucose monitoring devices upon completion of training program
Maintain license through NC Board of Nutrition and Dietetics and credentials with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Complete at least 15 diabetes-related continuing education credits annually to maintain instructor status in Avance Care accredited diabetes program, in addition to completing continuing education to maintain RDN credentials
Accomplishes all tasks as assigned or as they become necessary