Clinical Dietitian Specialist

Job Description

Title: Clinical Dietitian Specialist

Location: Cape Fear Hospital – Fayetteville, NC

Aramark Healthcare+ is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to join our dynamic and compassionate healthcare team as a Clinical Dietitian Specialist at Cape Fear Hospital.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment, providing top-notch care to a diverse patient population. The Clinical Dietitian will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, to develop and implement personalized nutrition plans for patients.

About the Hospital:

Cape Fear Hospital is a part of Cape Fear Valley Health System and is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is a full-service, 889-bed hospital offering a comprehensive range of medical services, including emergency care, surgery, women's health, cardiovascular care, and more. The hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by a team of highly skilled medical professionals dedicated to providing excellent patient care. Additionally, Cape Fear Hospital offers a variety of clinical services and programs designed to support the health and well-being of the community it serves.

Job Responsibilities

•    Scope of practice may include In-Patients and/or Out-Patients.
•    Lead the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care Process.
•    Conduct patient nutrition assessment on a population that may include higher overall patient acuity, prioritizing care within the Specialty Certification practice area.
•    Assess educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning. Provide nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, taking into consideration any adaptations to teaching methods required to meet patient learning needs.
•    Use assessment & evaluation techniques that take into consideration the various needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
•    Provide appropriate follow-ups in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home health services as appropriate.
•    Partner with medical professionals to meet objectives and to find innovative ways to shorten hospital lengths of stay and to minimize rates of readmission.
•    Provide appropriate and timely documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in the patient’s medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress toward goals.
•    Maintain clinical efficiency standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing.
•    Demonstrate accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

•    Must have two years’ experience working in Nutritional Support
•    Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
•    Must have at least 24 months of clinical practice experience in the specialty field.
•    Must have a current Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) credential.
•    Maintain dietetic registration, state-required credentials and/or licensure, specialty credentials, and continuing education requirements.
•    Must have completed an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program at a health-care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies.
•    Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Education

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