Clinical Dietitian 3

Clinical Dietitian 3

The University of Miami/UHealth department of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a Full Time Clinical Dietitian 3 to work in Coral Gables, FL. The Clinical Dietitian 3 (H) promotes good dietary health and treats medical conditions by devising eating plans for patients based on the science of nutrition. The Clinical Dietitian 3 (H) 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.

Responsibilities include:

• 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:

The incumbent for this position will be responsible for providing nutritional and health assessments, nutritional care services, diabetes self-management education, insulin management and behavior change support for people living with diabetes.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluates, interprets, monitors and documents nutritional status and nutritional needs of Diabetic patients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Establishes treatment plans and communicates with patients regarding program compliance.
• Advises patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, food selection and preparation.
• Documents all medical nutrition therapy and teaching activities in EMR system.
• Develops and provide appropriate diabetes education materials based on program need.
• Provides nutrition education programs- in individualized or group settings.
• Participates in community outreach programs. Other duties as assigned.

Core Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum 5 years of experience in clinical or general nutrition.

• Active member of American Dietetic Association.

• Licenses Dietitian/Nutritionists (LDN) by the Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance.

• Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, American Dietetic Association (RD).

• Preferred- Certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) with the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators (NCBDE)

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:

• Demonstrates the knowledge and experience in the principles, practices, and procedures of the science of Dietetics required in conducting medical nutrition therapy and diabetes self- management education and support.

• Thorough knowledge of Diabetes and Nutrition- such as diagnostics, classification, treatment, and ability to apply same on an individual basis to patients.

• Ability to exercise independent thought, judgement, decision making and flexibility.

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely verbally and in writing.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.