Outpatient Dietitian - Oncology

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Cleveland Clinic Main Campus seeks an Outpatient Dietitian - Oncology to join the DDSI Nutrition-Digestive Disease Institute. You will provide medical nutrition therapy, create personalized plans and counsel oncology patients throughout their care journey.

Work day schedule 8:00am-4:30pm in Cleveland; collaborate with clinicians to optimize nutrition care and support education initiatives for patients and interns.

Qualifikationen

• Provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling to patients.
• Develop personalized nutrition care plans.
• Collaborate with physicians and care teams for coordinated nutrition care.

Aufgaben

• Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients.
• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, follow up and document.
• Review labs, fluids, electrolytes and nutrition status with the team.
• Inform physicians of patient nutrition needs and diet changes.
• Create and revise nutrition education materials and program initiatives.
• Support dietetic internship rotations and teaching for students.

Kenntnisse

Medical nutrition therapy

Patient counseling

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related field

Licensed Dietitian (LD)

Registered Dietitian (RD)

CCF Dietetic Internship Program

1 year RD clinical nutrition experience

Jobbeschreibung

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives - beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Outpatient Dietitian - Oncology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

DDSI Nutrition-Digestive Disease Institute

Job Code

T23012

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

People seek guidance from a Registered Dietitian (RD) for many reasons, whether to maximize wellness, learn healthier eating habits or decrease the risk of chronic diseases. Using your knowledge and education, you will develop personalized treatment plans for patients according to their medical histories, individual needs and goals. This role is integral to our comprehensive model of care, encompassing every aspect of wellness and health.

A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 4:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients.
• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation.
• Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes and review laboratory and clinical progress notes.
• Inform physicians of patient nutritional status and need for diet changes.
• Create and revise education materials, participate in program development and develop, implement and market services.
• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field
• Current licensure as a Licensed Dietitian (LD)
• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in Clinical Nutrition
• OR successful completion of CCF Dietetic Internship Program

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

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