Clinical Dietitian - Clinical Nutrition Inpatient

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

Department: 108340002 Clinical Nutrition Inpatient
Commitment: Full-Time (1.0FTE)
Schedule: 08HR, Day Shift

WHY Join Allied Health with Stanford Healthcare? Our Allied Health practitioners serve in areas including Pharmacy, Respiratory, Nutrition, Hospital Tech, Radiology and much more.

• Changing the Future of Clinical Nutrition: The Clinical Nutrition Department serves patient populations including: Oncology, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Solid Organ Transplant, ICU, and many more! Allied Health team members serve on the front lines with opportunities to:
o Provide personalized care by developing and implementing individualized nutrition care plans for each patient.
o Work in a collaborative environment as part of the multidisciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses, physical therapists, and more, where your expertise in nutrition is valued and integral to comprehensive patient care.
o Practice advanced nutrition therapy by providing medical nutrition therapy, including enteral and parenteral nutrition to patients facing challenges with oral intake.

Be Part of a Tight Knit Team: Our units are tight knit, collaborative and supportive as they provide top tier care for patients. The Clinical Nutrition Department gives staff the opportunity to specialize in unique patient populations through service line assignments, have protected, paid time to work on approved projects, attend 40 hours’ worth of applicable conferences per year, and up to $2,000 of tuition reimbursement per year to feel supported in and outside of their role.

• Opportunities to Grow: Allied Health professionals in our Clinical Nutrition Department have access to:
o Attend and even speak at prestigious national conferences like ASPEN, FNCE, NATCO, ASTCT, and our very own Annual Stanford Health Care Clinical Nutrition Symposium.
o Engage in meaningful community education events, including Health Matters, World Diabetes Day, and the HealthySteps Wellness Fair.
o Mentor and precept dietetic interns, helping to shape the next generation of nutrition experts.
o Represent our department in various organization-wide committees, including the Shared Leadership Council, Diabetes Task Force, HAPI Task Force, and Oncology CQI.
Shift / Schedule:
• Full-time (1.0 FTE), 8-hour, Day Shift
• Rotating weekend shifts (4-5 weekends per year) and holidays.

This is a Stanford Health Care job.

A Brief Overview
The Clinical Dietitian II works closely with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide patient care that is integrated and compatible with the patient-focused medical goals and objectives. Primary responsibilities: application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) including completion of the nutrition assessment, determination of the nutrition diagnosis, development and implementation of nutrition intervention(s), and monitoring and evaluation of the patient's progress. The Clinical Dietitian II uses the Scope of Dietetics Practice Framework (SODPF) to determine scope of practice, established Standards of Practice and Professional Performance (SOP/SOPP) in nutrition care and practice-specific dietetics, and, as available, evidence-based practice protocols/nutrition practice guidelines to help determine nutrition intervention(s).

The Clinical Dietitian II functions independently at the competent to proficient level of the SOP/SOPP to provide nutrition care to patients, including complex patient types. Clinical Dietitians II serve as a mentor, resource, and leader for the Clinical Dietitian I.

Locations
Stanford Health Care

What you will do

• Able to perform all functions of Clinical Dietitian I.
• Works with a moderate degree of professional autonomy and independent practice using diagnostic reasoning skills in the application of the Nutrition Care Process.
• Assists in the oversight of the Nutrition Care Process in assigned area and applies research to refine department standards of care in that specialty area.
• Performs key role in at least one performance improvement initiative annually or the creation/revision of nutrition protocols or nutrition program.
• Participates in process and outcome measures initiatives using quantifiable indicators to identify actual results of a program, service, or activity. Or, participates in nutrition research studies and communicates findings through reports, abstracts, presen