Registered Dietitian (RD) Adult Lung Transplant - Days

VCU Health•Richmond, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian (RD) Adult Lung Transplant position competently provides and documents age-appropriate medical nutrition therapy to patients. This role utilizes the nutrition care process for the provision of medical nutrition therapy, assessing age-specific nutritional and educational needs for increasingly complex patients. The dietitian develops individualized nutrition plans of care, monitors patient response, and adjusts plans as indicated. Once competency is determined, the dietitian may modify diets, order snacks/supplements, initiate and manage tube feedings, order measurements like head circumferences, heights, lengths, and weights, and propose orders for vitamins, minerals, pancreatic enzymes, and parenteral nutrition. Effective communication with the healthcare team and food service regarding patient needs is essential. The role also involves serving as a clinical preceptor and educator for healthcare professionals, reviewing learning objectives with dietetic interns and students, and assisting with training new hires. Leadership is demonstrated through involvement in team data collection for process improvement, developing educational materials, and encouraging professional development among team members. For applicable positions, research involvement includes attending research meetings, maintaining CITI certification, assisting faculty with nutritional aspects of research protocols, and providing administrative support for research subject activities, including scheduling, tracking, and documentation. The position requires adherence to the Code of Ethics for the profession of dietetics and accountability for actions and behavior. Patient population care is provided based on the knowledge and skills necessary for age-appropriate and equitable care.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in nutrition or related field from an accredited college or university.
Registered Dietitians are exempt from the master’s requirement if they are grandfathered in prior to January 2024.
Is a Registered Dietitian (RD or RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
One or more years of experience providing nutrition care in an acute care setting as a Registered Dietitian.
Maintenance of Registered Dietitian status with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Nice To Haves

Experience with clinical research protocols for applicable positions.
CPR Training for those practicing in the outpatient nutrition clinic.
Experience with clinical research protocols for applicable positions.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nutrition care process for provision of medical nutrition therapy.
Effectively assesses age specific nutritional and educational needs to increasingly complex patients.
Develops individualized nutrition plans of care to promote nutritional progress.
Monitors patient’s response to nutrition care and adjusts plans as indicated.
May modify diets, order snacks/supplements, initiate and manage tube feedings.
May order head circumferences, heights, lengths, weights.
May propose orders for vitamins, minerals, pancreatic enzymes, parenteral nutrition.
Effectively communicates with the health care team/food service regarding patient needs.
Serves as a clinical preceptor and educator of health care professionals.
Reviews learning objectives and progress with the dietetic interns, students, etc.
Effectively communicates with the internship and other divisions, as appropriate, to enhance the student learning experience.
Assists with training of new hires as needed.
Involved in team data collection that supports the discovery of process change(s) for nutrition, as applicable.
Develops educational materials, newsletters, etc., and reviews diet manual sections with respect to VCU Health practices.
Demonstrates advancement in leadership skills by taking ownership for areas.
Works with team members to encourage ongoing professional development and efficient work habits.
Effectively applies and participates in research as evidenced by attending and actively participating in research meetings.
Completing and maintaining Collaborative IRB training Initiative (CITI) certification or other requirements for the ethical conduct of research.
Assists faculty in the development of the nutritional aspects of research protocols, including subject educational materials.
Maintains adequate and current supplies of clinical and research educational materials.
Provides administrative support to promote timely coordination of enrollment, scheduling, and tracking of research subject activities.
Scheduling patients for follow-up appointments and tracking progress through the curriculum to ensure patients adhere to educational requirements outlined in study or clinic protocols.
Complies with relevant research protocols.
Notifies the Principle Investigator or Research Coordinator regarding potential protocol deviations or concerns about research subject safety.
Maintains timely and appropriate documentation in research files.
Assists with informed consent/assent discussions, when appropriate.
Work weekends and schedules as assigned by supervisor.
Travel to satellite clinics (e.g., Stony Point, Hanover, etc.) when needed as determined by supervisor.
Adherence to the Code of Ethics for the profession of dietetics and accountability and responsibility for actions and behavior.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide equitable care appropriate to the age of the patients served on their assigned unit.
Demonstrates knowledge and related competencies of the principles of growth and development of the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age, specific needs and to provide the equitable care needed as described in departmental policies and procedures.