Clinical Dietitian 3

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The University of Miami Health System, "UHealth", Department of Pediatrics- Infectious disease has an exciting opportunity for a Full-Time Clinical Dietitian 3.

The Clinical Dietitian 3 promotes good dietary health and treats medical conditions by devising eating plans for patients based on the science of nutrition. The Clinical Dietitian 3 provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy to patients to further their medical and personal goals. The incumbent also provides leadership and oversight to less experienced staff and acts as a resource of knowledge regarding patient nutrition.

Core Responsibilities:

• Confers with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs of patients.

• Assesses the nutritional needs of patients and develops and implements nutritional care plans.

• Documents the nutritional status and needs of hospitalized and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.

• Initiates and follows patients for nutrient intake analysis and makes recommendations for continuance progression or initiation of alternate therapies.

• Writes orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and laboratory data per hospital policy.

• Provides counseling and education to patients and their families regarding various topics in medical nutrition therapy and drug-nutrient interaction.

• Serves as a clinical nutrition resource and subject matter expert to physicians, patients, and staff.

• Participates in departmental performance improvement activities and training.

• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Department Specific Functions:

• Provide direct dietary consultation to patients and their families on required nutrition and modified diets including the selection and preparation of food in relation to nutritional needs, family income, home facilities, cultural food patterns and development of self-feeding skills to promote optimal growth and development of the child.

• Provide recommendation to the professional staff related to the nutritional aspects of patient care, and carry through with the appropriate documentation and follow-up as needed.

• Provide nutrition lectures to patient groups and professionals as needed

• Serve on multi-disciplinary team for patient treatment planning

• Responsible for the development and maintenance of nutrition documentation records, and procedure manuals.

• Develop nutritional educational materials, at a basic literacy level, to utilize with patients and families.

• Perform other program or clinical operations duties as assigned.4 Conduct experiments

• Document research findings

• Publish and disseminate research findings

• Present at conferences

• Mentor students/member of the lab

• Write grants

• Ability to multitask

• Flexibility with work schedule to meet study demands

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:        

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, PhD preferred

• Certification in relevant specialty or field

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience 

• Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.

• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.

• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.

• Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.

• Commitment to the University’s core values.

• Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.

• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others.

• Excellent interpersonal skills

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