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Primary Responsibilities:
- 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 patient’s 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)
Qualifications:
- Must have completed a minimum of a bachelor’s 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).
- Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
- Hospital experience preferred; at least 2 years pediatric experience preferred.
- Must obtain RD certificate within 90 days 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 state of Florida within 6 months of hire.
- Additional specialty certification preferred (CDE, CNSC and or CSP)
Nemours Children's Health offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes:
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement/Continuing Education Support
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off (PTO), VTO (Volunteer Time Off) and 6 paid holidays
- Professional/Clinical growth opportunities
- Work Life Benefits
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