Outpatient Clinical Dietitian HematologyOncology

Description

Nemours Childrens Hospital is seeking a Outpatient Clinical Dietitian - Hematology/Oncology (FULL-TIME) to join our team in Wilmington Delaware.

This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

1. Nutrition Operations Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition Services

• Functions as a nutrition consultant completing nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers
• Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for Inpatients and Outpatients as required by the specific position. For inpatients this includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk upon admission
• Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history labs medications supplements medical history medical care plan and expected growth and development appropriate for the patients age sex cultural /ethnic background and disease specific requirements
• Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of composition of infant pediatric and adult formulas along with ability to calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans
• Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record documentation system
• Actively participates in team rounds as necessary
• Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders as necessary
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral prescribing competencies as deemed necessary by manager)
• Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies pertaining to specific diseases
• Serves as nutrition resource to medical team hospital staff and community
• Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and other health care providers (nurses social workers therapists hospital/community dietitians homecare companies pharmacies and school personnel)
• Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff

2. Professional Development

• Attends appropriate continuing education to maintain professional credentials and expand knowledge and skills
• Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics as appropriate
• Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD) State Licensure and additional specialty certification (CNSC CSP etc.) as applicable
• Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder as applicable

3. Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent With Evidence-Based Standards & Practice

• Stays up to date with emerging research and practice guidelines
• Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines

Requirements

• Must have completed a minimum of a bachelors degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Minimum one (1) year of experience required.
• Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.
• Must obtain RD certificate within 6 months of hire by passing the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Delaware Department of State: Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of hire.
• Additional state Licensure in Pennsylvania Maryland or New Jersey may be required based on the position.
• Additional specialty certification preferred (CDCES CNSC CSOWM and or CSP).
• Masters Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
• Hospital Experience preferred at least 2 years pediatric experience preferred.

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