Clinical Dietitian - Bariatric Program

Albany Medical Center; Delmar (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Med Health System in Albany, NY, seeks a Clinical Dietitian for the Bariatric Program. You will assess malnutrition risk, design individualized nutrition care plans for patients, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support bariatric care. This role emphasizes evidence-based practice and patient-centered nutrition management.

The position involves participating in clinical education opportunities and cross-covering dietitian duties as needed within the bariatric program.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian per CDR.
• Continuing education requirements to maintain registration.
• Clinical nutrition experience in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ethics standards within hospital guidelines.
• Design and implement individualized nutrition care plans for hospitalized and ambulatory patients across the life span.
• Prioritize patient caseload based on risk level.
• Collaborate daily with interdisciplinary care teams on nutrition care planning.
• Assist with orientation and training of new level 1 dietitians and nutrition assistants.
• Provide cross-coverage of RD assignments as needed.
• Participate in weekend and holiday clinical nutrition coverage.
• Contribute to data collection and projects as requested.
• Practice within the ADA scope of practice.

Skills

Nutrition care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Registered Dietitian (CDR)

Continuing education to maintain registration

Clinical nutrition experience

Job description

Department/Unit:
HBD - Surgery Bariatric
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$59,066.00 - $88,599.00
Clinical Dietitian
Bariatric Program
Albany, NY

Responsible for providing comprehensive, high quality nutrition care to patients throughout the organization. Primary area of focus includes the assessment and care of patients determined to be malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. Staff will serve as role models by practicing exemplary behaviors when working with patients, visitors and fellow staff members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Maintain ethics standards within the professional and hospital guidelines.
• Design and implements individualized nutrition care plans for hospitalized and ambulatory patients across the life span, considering cultural and religious diversity.
• Prioritizes patient caseload based on assigned level of risk.
• Collaborates daily with interdisciplinary care teams on nutrition care plan development in the context of the medical management.
• May be asked to assist with orientation and training of new level 1 dietitians and nutrition assistants
• Provides cross-coverage of RD assignments as needed.
• Participates in weekend & holiday clinical nutrition coverage.
• Complete productivity data.
• Participates in clinical team by providing input to team decisions, facilitating open communication among the group, and by attending all team meetings.
• Participates in service-specific graduate medical education and other educational opportunities (after 1 year).
• Assists with data collection and projects as requested.
• Practices within the ADA scope of practice.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Registered Dietitian as delineated by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Maintenance of continuing education requirements for dietetic registration.
• Experience (see also competency based objectives and level advancement criteria)

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.