Dietitian Nutritionist, Pediatrics, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).; North Carolina; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Une organisation de premier plan recherche un professionnel en nutrition pour évaluer et répondre aux besoins nutritionnels des patients de tous âges. Le rôle implique une collaboration active avec l'équipe de soins de santé pour offrir un service optimal. Exigences incluent un diplôme de maîtrise et une certification appropriée pour assurer un soin nutritionnel de haute qualité.

Qualifications

• Master Diète exigé ou Baccalauréat si Licencié avant le 1er janvier 2024.
• Certificat de l'Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics requis.
• Licencié activement par le NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Former les membres de l'équipe et les stagiaires en nutrition.
• Évaluer les besoins nutritionnels selon des normes basées sur des preuves.
• Participer à des rondes cliniques interdisciplinaires.

Skills

Collaboration

Évaluation nutritionnelle

Communication

Leadership

Education

Master Degree in human nutrition, biological sciences, or dietetics

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary:

Orients, mentors, and trains team members and dietetic interns as applicable. Functions as an active member of the health care team, collaborating with all disciplines to provide the highest quality nutritional care. Assesses nutritional needs for optimal care of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups and culturally diverse populations based on disease specific needs. Assessment, education, and documentation of medical nutrition therapy for patients reflect interdisciplinary care and up-to-date nutritional knowledge. Contributes to the development and completion of departmental goals and outcomes projects.

Responsibilities:

• Orients, mentors, and trains team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
• Adheres to the hospital and departmental policies and procedures promoting a cooperative work environment. Demonstrates a personal responsibility and commitment to customer service and satisfaction by utilizing communication skills to interact with patients, customers, and staff to develop interpersonal relationships and team building.
• Complies with Sodexo standards. Department maintains a minimum average Gold Check score of silver.
• Performing physical assessments and assessing nutritional needs of patients according to departmental and evidence-based standards.
• Participating in interdisciplinary clinical rounds and programs to provide optimum nutrition care and improve patient outcomes.
• Demonstrating knowledge and use of current literature and evidence-based guidelines/practices in providing appropriate and competent nutritional care.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of patient outcomes and patient care services to achieve hospital and departmental goals.
• Providing nutrition information to health care professionals, students, patients, caregivers and the community to promote optimal nutritional health and therapeutic outcomes.
• Ensuring age/developmentally appropriate patient care.
• Demonstrating appropriate, competent and timely nutritional care for transplant patients to meet hospital and regulatory standards, as applicable.
• Providing timely outpatient documentation and charging that supports hospital/department standards, as applicable.
• Collaborating routinely to reduce the impact of no-shows and optimize clinic productivity to meet hospital/department goals, as applicable.

Education:

Master Degree in human nutrition, foods and nutrition, biological sciences or dietetics required or a Bachelor's degree if Licensed before January 1, 2024.

Certification/Licensure:

Registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Commission on Dietetic Registration is required. Active licensure by the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition is required according to policy

About Us

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the fifth-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's two main components are an integrated clinical system - anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem - that includes Brenner Children's Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health have joined forces in a strategic combination that will enhance care, transform medical education and create economic opportunity for countless lives in North Carolina and beyond. As a part of that combination, the two health systems will be integrating technology and platforms, including our career sites.

This means that although you are applying on the Wake Forest Baptist Health Career Site, you receive communications from the Atrium Health Recruitment Team. Please know that this is an expected process, and thanks in advance for your flexibility.

About the Team

Mission, Vision and Culture Commitments

Mission

To improve health, elevate hope and advance healing - for all.

Vision

To be the first and best choice for care.

Culture Commitments

We create a space where all Belong

We Work as One to make great things happen

We earn Trust in all we do

We Innovate to better the now and create the future

We drive for Excellence - always