Registered Dietician

This person provides expert dietetic and nutritional services to patients of the USF Health Diabetes and Endocrinology division. Responsible for case management process and nutritional management. Assists providers and staff with the daily coordination of diabetes patient care to facilitate efficient patient flow and access. Functions as a liaison/fills gaps between patients, staff and providers to ensure delivery of a patient centered model of care. Provides dietary and diabetes education and coordinates the nutritional therapy and diabetes education program with providers and Administrator. Oversees the Diabetes Educator program.

-Provides nutrition and diabetes education/equipment training on an individual or group basis. Works with provider leadership in nutrition and diabetes education to establish written protocols to provide efficiencies of patient messaging and tasks and to define patient care procedures related to diabetes education. As needed, it maintains training logs of their activity. Maintains inventory of education material. As needed, review patient messages as they arrive, delegated as indicated and followed- up on timely but no later than daily, with all actions documented in the electronic health record. 
 

-Works with providers to develop education curriculum and material. Organizes/archives diabetes education materials. Creates/advises effective methods to access diabetes education materials. Assesses quality of care and assists in identifying opportunities to improve patient services/quality. Collaborate with clinical personnel/Administrator in implementing process/ system changes. Act as a liaison between providers, patients, pharmacies, hospitals, other health professionals and non-clinical staff to provide a team approach to patient care (team meetings, daily huddles to review daily schedules and enhance pt care).
 

-Other duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, back up coverage of non-provider staff; marketing/community promotion and events.
 

Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or related field with at least one year of directly related position-specific experience. Licensed as Licensed Dietician or Licensed Nutritionist according to Florida Statutes 468.501 -468.518 (Part X) and/or Registration with the American Dietetic Association.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous pediatric nutritionist experience preferred. CDE, Masters Degree.

 

This position may be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check 

Applicants for USF employment are entitled to request reasonable accommodation(s) in the application process. A request is to be made at least five (5) working days prior to the time the accommodation(s) is needed. Contact the USF ADA Lead (hr-ADA-Request@usf.edu) to coordinate your accommodation request.

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