Clinical Dietitian Specialist - Nutrition Services (83345)

Kentucky AG; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking healthcare institution is seeking a Clinical Dietitian Specialist to enhance patient care through expert nutritional services. This role focuses on delivering personalized nutrition assessments, formulating tailored diet plans, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree and be a Registered Dietitian, with a passion for improving patients' health outcomes. Join a dynamic team dedicated to quality care and innovation in nutrition services, where your expertise will make a significant impact in various specialty areas, including pediatrics, oncology, and outpatient counseling.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of post RD certification experience in clinical dietetics.
• Specialty certification required within 3 years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical nutrition services including assessment and intervention.
• Participate in Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement programs.

Skills

Clinical Nutrition Assessment

Diet Formulation

Nutrition Counseling

Quality Assurance

Nutrition Support Therapies

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Registered Dietitian

NYS Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist license

Job description

Clinical Dietitian Specialist - Nutrition Services

Upstate Medical University is looking for a Clinical Dietitian Specialist to join their dynamic team of expert professionals.

The Clinical Dietitian Specialist is responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self-management training and nutrition intervention to patients/residents. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources. Position must provide nutrition services in identified specialty area for a minimum of 70% of workload/responsibilities. Specialty areas include NICU, bariatric, renal, cardiac, diabetes, nutrition support, transplant, oncology, pediatrics and out-patient services. Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to implement, initiate or modify order for diet or nutrition-related actions (e.g. nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition-related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling). Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral, and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition). Participates in facility-wide and department Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program and on QAPI teams to improve processes and patient care. Participates in and attends departmental meetings, staff development, patient care rounds and professional programs. Provides outpatient nutritional counseling to patients, focusing on specific disease/disorders where nutrition counseling can impact the patient's medical status, meeting documentation and billing regulatory standards.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors or Masters degree required. Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration required. NYS Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist license (or eligible) required. Three or more years of post RD certification experience in clinical dietetics. Specialty certification or advanced specializedmembership required within 3 years of hire. *Candidates with Bachelors or Masters degree, Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration upon hire or within six (6) months of hire, NYS Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist license upon on hire or within one (1) year of hire, and less than 3 years of post RD certification experience will be considered for appointment to an entry-level (SL1) position at commensurate title and salary.

Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree with preferred area of Nutrition or related field. Two (2) years or more of experience with Outpatient Counseling with experience in billing. Board certification as a Nutrition Support Clinician or other certifications in Pediatrics or Adult Nutrition: Board Certification as a Specialty in Pediatric Nutrition, Weight Management and Obesity, Oncology Nutrition, Renal Nutrition or board certification in Advanced Diabetes Management.

If you are an individual who is interested in making a positive difference, please consider applying to our current opportunity: https://careers.upstate.edu/jobs/clinical-dietitian-specialist-syracuse-new-york-united-states-9a603206-e7cc-4848-a419-8953bd398ea6 job # 83345

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability.