Clinical Nutrition Specialist 2

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Department

500061 Nutritional Support Services

Work Shift

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range

UR URCD 213

Compensation Range

$71,427.00 - $92,855.00

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

Responsibilities

GENERAL PURPOSE:

Provides timely, comprehensive, evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients and families. Demonstrates advanced knowledge in various areas, including expertise related to high risk populations. Participates in the training of medical staff, dietetic interns and peers. Exercises independent judgment and advanced decision making. Ensures best practices by regularly reviewing literature and changing policies/practice as needed. Acts in a manner which is highly responsive to patients' needs and promotes and supports the highest quality nutritional care.

Essential Functions

• Assesses and presents nutrition status of patients to the medical team. Provides ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families. Develops and implements individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifecycle, from infants to the elderly, as assigned. Integrates evidence-based research in the education, practice and management of patients.
• Effectively communicates nutrition plans and rationale to team members verbally and in the medical record. When pertinent to area/role, completes assigned orders and/or assists providers with orders. Demonstrates the ability to utilize various HIPAA secure patient communication modalities such as Zoom, My Chart, etc. Possesses the technological knowledge to utilize software programs pertinent to role.
• Provides education on medical nutrition therapy and food-drug interactions to patients, their families and significant other. Ensures continuity of care when a patient transitions to an alternate level of care within the facility or at discharge. Develops nutrition education materials. Provides lectures to residents, NP’s, and Fellows on requested topics. Demonstrates advanced clinical skills and knowledge in area of expertise related to high risk populations. Mentors Clinical Nutrition Specialists and Clinical Dietitians. Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers and other medical professionals, including medical students, surgical residents, fellows, and attendings. Participates in orienting, training and in-servicing professional and other nutrition staff. Maintains expertise by pursuing pertinent continuing education opportunities.
• Participates in unit-based, disease-specific and interdisciplinary rounds on a frequent basis and acts as a consultant/resource to all members of the health care team. Participates in weekly nutrition support rounds. Serves as liaison/ambassador between patients/units and foodservice staff.
• Exercises independent judgment and displays advanced decision making. Evaluates literature, new products, and techniques. Develops standards/protocols to ensure consistent, appropriate, evidence based therapies.
• Serves in a leadership role in a QA activity, hospital committee or nutrition related research in coordination with other services. Analyzes data and participates in QA activities to identify opportunities for improved practice. Represents the department at community nutrition functions. Attends regular department staff meetings as scheduled.
• When opportunities arise, participates in nutrition and metabolic research conducted independently or in coordination with other services/providers. Prepares and submits materials for publication. Authors a review article or book chapter. Speaks at local, regional or national conference.
  
  

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree Accepted if certified by the Commission on Dietetics Registration for degrees received before 1/1/2024 and 4 years of clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required or Master's degree ACEND Certified for degrees received on/after 1/1/2024 and
• 4 years of clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated proficiency and competent performance of required tasks of Clinical Nutrition Specialist I
  
  

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• RD - Registered Dietician upon hire required
• Advanced Certification CNSC, CDCES, CSP or other specialist certification in specific area of practice upon hire required
  
  

EOE Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Disabled

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