Clinical Dietitian
Upperline Health, Inc.
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Job summary
Upperline Health is seeking a Clinical Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services to a high-risk, complex care patient population as part of an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes.
Ideal candidates will have experience with older adults and topics such as weight management, CKD, diabetes, heart health, gout, and kidney stones. Must have active FL licensure. This role offers a fully remote, full-time position with comprehensive benefits.
Qualifications
- Registered Dietitian in Florida required; GA licensure a plus.
- Experience in adult clinical dietetics and chronic disease management preferred.
- Experience working with complex, high-risk patient populations and care coordination.
Responsibilities
- Educate interdisciplinary team on dietary guidelines for older adults with chronic illnesses
- Obtain and evaluate nutrition histories; educate patients and families
- Prepare written nutritional assessments and care plans per licensure guidelines and participate in care plan meetings
- Monitor adherence and response to nutrition therapy; document progress
- Perform other related duties as needed by Upperline Health
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Job description
Upperline Health is the nation's largest provider group dedicated to lower extremity, wound and vascular care. Founded in 2017 with the ambitious goal of transforming specialty care, Upperline Health is a pioneer in bringing value-based care models into specialty care. Upperline delivers a more efficient path for patients to receive consistent and effective treatment for chronic illnesses.
Triage is temporary.
Treatment is transformative.
Upperline Health providers coordinate patients' care among a team of specialists -- physicians, advanced practice providers, care navigators, pharmacists, dieticians, and social workers for integrated treatment that addresses patients' immediate and long-term health needs.
We put patients at the center of value-based care.
Upperline Health is seeking a Clinical Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services to our high-risk, complex care patient population, which includes counseling and nutritional assessments, as a member of the interdisciplinary team to improve results and maximize outcomes.
Ideal candidates will have experience working with an older adult population (65+). This role involves addressing a diverse range of topics, including weight loss, CKD, diabetes, heart health, gout, and kidney stones. Most importantly, candidates must demonstrate compassion for patient needs, have great attention to detail and thrive in a collaborative environment.
*Must have active FL licensure.
- Educate the interdisciplinary team on dietary and nutrition guidelines to support health maintenance in the older adult population with chronic illnesses
- Obtain and evaluate nutrition histories of patients regarding food habits; assess patients' knowledge of diet and health maintenance and provide appropriate detailed education to patients and their families regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures, fluid status, and all nutrition-related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process
- Complete written nutritional assessments as well as comprehensive patient assessments for patients' written care plans in accordance with established Federal and State licensure guidelines; participate in care plan meetings
- Monitor patients' adherence and response to nutrition therapy, and adjust therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status; document patients' response to therapy in progress notes
- Complete other related duties as deemed necessary by Upperline Health
- Registered Dietitian in FL required; GA licensure a plus.
- Licensed Dietitian Member of the American Dietetic Association preferred
- Experience in adult clinical area preferred, or at least 2 years work experience in adult clinical dietetics
- Experience working with patients with complex, unmanaged Diabetes, Hypertension, and other chronic illness
- Candidates should be excited and energized by the prospect of working collaboratively as part of an innovative team
- Prior healthcare experience serving chronically ill patients living with limited resources and/or mental illness preferred
- Virtual (phone or video chat) case management or care coordination experience preferred
- Strong customer-service orientation
- Patient, compassionate and professional demeanor required
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Strong writing, Word, Excel, and database management skills
- Extremely strong work ethic
- Experience working in a fast-growing, rapidly changing environment
Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental and vision, 401K and PTO.
Compensation is commensurate to compensation for similar positions in the region and based on prior training and experience
Job Type: Full-time (fully remote)
Equal Opportunity Employer
A Specialty Path to Good Health
Upperline Health is the nation's largest provider group dedicated to lower extremity, wound and vascular care. Founded in 2017 with the ambitious goal of transforming specialty care, Upperline Health is a pioneer in bringing value-based care models into specialty care. Upperline delivers a more efficient path for patients to receive consistent and effective treatment for chronic illnesses.
Triage is temporary.
Treatment is transformative.
Upperline Health providers coordinate patients' care among a team of specialists -- physicians, advanced practice providers, care navigators, pharmacists, dieticians, and social workers for integrated treatment that addresses patients' immediate and long-term health needs.
We put patients at the center of value-based care.
Upperline Health is seeking a Clinical Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services to our high-risk, complex care patient population, which includes counseling and nutritional assessments, as a member of the interdisciplinary team to improve results and maximize outcomes.
Ideal candidates will have experience working with an older adult population (65+). This role involves addressing a diverse range of topics, including weight loss, CKD, diabetes, heart health, gout, and kidney stones. Most importantly, candidates must demonstrate compassion for patient needs, have great attention to detail and thrive in a collaborative environment.
*Must have active FL licensure.
- Educate the interdisciplinary team on dietary and nutrition guidelines to support health maintenance in the older adult population with chronic illnesses
- Obtain and evaluate nutrition histories of patients regarding food habits; assess patients' knowledge of diet and health maintenance and provide appropriate detailed education to patients and their families regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures, fluid status, and all nutrition-related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process
- Complete written nutritional assessments as well as comprehensive patient assessments for patients' written care plans in accordance with established Federal and State licensure guidelines; participate in care plan meetings
- Monitor patients' adherence and response to nutrition therapy, and adjust therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status; document patients' response to therapy in progress notes
- Complete other related duties as deemed necessary by Upperline Health
- Registered Dietitian in FL required; GA licensure a plus.
- Licensed Dietitian Member of the American Dietetic Association preferred
- Experience in adult clinical area preferred, or at least 2 years work experience in adult clinical dietetics
- Experience working with patients with complex, unmanaged Diabetes, Hypertension, and other chronic illness
- Candidates should be excited and energized by the prospect of working collaboratively as part of an innovative team
- Prior healthcare experience serving chronically ill patients living with limited resources and/or mental illness preferred
- Virtual (phone or video chat) case management or care coordination experience preferred
- Strong customer-service orientation
- Patient, compassionate and professional demeanor required
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multi-task
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated problem-solving skills
- Strong writing, Word, Excel, and database management skills
- Extremely strong work ethic
- Experience working in a fast-growing, rapidly changing environment
Benefits
Comprehensive benefit options include medical, dental and vision, 401K and PTO.
Compensation is commensurate to compensation for similar positions in the region and based on prior training and experience
Job Type: Full-time (fully remote)
Equal Opportunity Employer
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