Full Time - Dietician - Dietary Department

UNC Health Care; Rocky Mount (NC); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UNC Health Nash in North Carolina is seeking a registered dietitian to join the NGH Dietary team. You will perform nutritional assessments, develop and evaluate nutrition plans, and collaborate with the attending physicians to deliver high-quality care.

This full-time onsite role requires NC licensure, a dietetics degree, and completed internship; new grads must be registered within 3 months. Standard hours are 36 per week with rotating schedule and onsite work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Dietetics or Nutrition.
• Successful completion of and approved dietetic internship or and approved CUP program is preferred.
• Registration through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Current North Carolina license to practice as a Dietitian.
• New Dietetic graduates employment is contingent upon being registered within 3 months of hire.

Responsabilités

• Assesses nutritional needs using standardized practice and critical thinking for assigned patients.
• Acts as a resource person for the specialty team and liaises between medical specialties and ancillary services.
• Assists in achieving compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, HFAP and other accrediting standards to improve safety and quality of care.
• Attends medical rounds, patient care conferences, and continuing education meetings; participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Develops, implements, and monitors nutrition care plans and participates in discharge planning; educates using behavioral techniques.
• May lead and manage the work within the department; documents nutrition care in the medical record; ensures regulatory compliance.
• Participates in training of clinical nutrition intern students as preceptors.

Formation

Bachelor's in Dietetics or Nutrition

Dietetics internship or CUP program

Registration through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

North Carolina license to practice as a Dietitian

Registration within 3 months of hire for new grads

Description du poste

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.

Summary:

Performs nutritional assessments and develops, implements, and evaluates nutritional plans of care in collaboration with attending physicians.

1. 1. Assesses nutritional needs using standardized practice and critical thinking. Identifies nutrient requirements according to age, disease and individual needs for assigned patients. Demonstrates clinical and age specific competency as evidenced by clinical competency tools, forms, chart audits, tests, observation, etc.


2. 2. Acts as a resource person for the specialty team assigned and serves as a liaison between other medical specialties and ancillary services.


3. 3. Assists in achieving compliance with the Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), or other accrediting agency standards to continuously improve the safety and quality of care to the public and to the organization's performance improvement


4. 4. Attends medical rounds, patient care conferences, and continuing education/staff meetings. Participates in quality improvement initiatives and cross training


5. 5. Develops, implements, and monitors nutrition care plans and participates in the discharge planning process. Provides education using established behavioral change techniques.


6. 6. May lead, direct, and manage the work assigned to others within the department. Documents all aspects of nutrition care in the medical record. Demonstrates compliance with regulatory agency standards as evidenced by timely completion of clinical nutrition workload as evidenced by chart audits and organizational / regulatory agency surveys.


7. 7. Participates in the training of clinical nutrition intern students by acting as preceptors throughout the year as assigned.

• 1. Bachelor's in Dietetics or Nutrition.


• 2. Successful completion of and approved dietetic internship or and approved CUP program is preferred.


• 3. Registration through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics


• 4. Current North Carolina license to practice as a Dietitian.


• 5. New Dietetic graduates employment is contingent upon being registered within 3 months of hire.

Job Details

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals

Entity: Nash UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: NGH Dietary

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: NASH HC

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.