Clinical Dietitian II - Community Nutrition & Education

University of Rochester; Attleboro (MA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Rochester seeks a Registered Dietitian to deliver evidence-based nutrition care to patients in the Rochester community and UR employee population. You will contribute to education, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and support Well-U and related initiatives.

You will train dietetic interns and peers, utilize the EMR for care planning, and help develop materials and programs that advance clinical nutrition within UR Medicine’s CCHP framework.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills required.
• Able to work independently and effectively in a multi-disciplinary medical practice setting.
• Able to prioritize workload and multitask with accuracy and efficiency.
• Displays strong clinical skills and the capacity to mentor/train others.
• Develops patient education materials and participates in curriculum updates and new program development.

Responsibilities

• Performs the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation) via verbal discussion with patients, and provides nutrition education to patients and families in the setting of individual consultations as well as group lifestyle programs.
• Is available for dietetic interns, peers, and other healthcare professionals to shadow the Nutrition Care Process in alignment with URMC and CCHP mission as a teaching facility.
• Uses the electronic medical record to assess and monitor nutritional status of patients, and to communicate nutrition plans and rationale to team members and patients.
• Participates in and leads weekly interdisciplinary rounds and ongoing training in Self Determination Theory with CCHP clinical team.
• Develops patient education materials, and participates in annual curriculum updates and new program development for Well-U contract, grant funded initiatives, government initiatives (CMS 1115 waiver), research projects, community facing lifestyle group programs, community nutrition presentations and more.
• Trains and supervises peers and new staff on existing and newly developed programs.

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Multitasking

Mentoring/teaching

Problem solving

Education

Master's in Nutrition

CDR-registered or eligible

Bachelor's in Nutrition

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

The University of Rochester seeks a Registered Dietitian to deliver evidence-based nutrition care to patients in the Rochester community and UR employee population. You will contribute to education, participate in interdisciplinary rounds, and support Well-U and related initiatives.

You will train dietetic interns and peers, utilize the EMR for care planning, and help develop materials and programs that advance clinical nutrition within UR Medicine’s CCHP framework.