Registered Dietitian, Renal Transplant Service--Per Diem

Albany Medical Center; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Albany Medical Center's Renal Transplant Service is seeking a per diem clinician to support the care of patients with varying acuity. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, helping coordinate care and maintain documentation.

The role emphasizes safety, professional communication, and adherence to the Nutrition Care Process, with opportunities to participate in teaching and research activities as available.

Responsibilities

• Comply with AMC safety standards.
• Incorporate quality customer service into daily work.
• Communicate with dept/unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Manage email/telephone communication.
• Collaborate with others to optimize dept/unit activities/outcomes.
• Maintain dept/unit records.
• Coordinate requests.
• Communicate needs with preceptor.
• Report changes in service/patient status promptly to preceptor.
• Take action based on constructive performance feedback.
• Demonstrate safe and effective use of medical and office equipment.
• Comply with AMC professional image standards.
• Provides care for low to intermediate acuity level patients.
• Documents using the Nutrition Care Process.
• Able to provide initial assessment for patients with appropriate interventions/recommendations.
• Reviews and interprets all information to assess patient including H&P, ED admission notes, medications, lab values, nursing documentation and progress notes.
• Becomes familiar with enteral formulary; able to identify uses for different formulas.
• Reads, discusses and follows policies/protocols/procedures.
• Able to provide diet instruction and appropriate material.
• Communicates and reports findings or changes in patient status to preceptor.
• Communicates assessment, interventions and effectiveness of interventions to Interdisciplinary Team.
• Takes action based on constructive performance feedback.
• Functions within the ADA Scope of practice.
• Identifies patient using two identifiers on ID band prior to patient interaction.
• Accesses preceptor for questions or with a new skill.
• Identifies AMC QIT or committee for active participation.
• Identify teaching and research interests.

Job description

Department/Unit

Renal Transplant Service

Work Shift

Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range

$59,066.00 - $88,599.00

• Comply with AMC safety standards.
• Incorporate quality customer service into daily work.
• Communicate with dept/unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Manage email/telephone communication.
• Collaborate with others to optimize dept/unit activities/outcomes.
• Maintain dept/unit records.
• Coordinate requests.
• Communicate needs with preceptor.
• Report changes in service/patient status promptly to preceptor.
• Take action based on constructive performance feedback.
• Demonstrate safe and effective use of medical and office equipment.
• Comply with AMC professional image standards.

• Provides care for low to intermediate acuity level patients.

• Documents using the Nutrition Care Process.
• Able to provide initial assessment for patients with appropriate interventions/recommendations.

• Reviews and interprets all information to assess patient including H&P, ED admission notes, medications, lab values, nursing documentation and progress notes.
• Becomes familiar with enteral formulary; able to identify uses for different formulas.
• Reads, discusses and follows policies/protocols/procedures.
• Able to provide diet instruction and appropriate material.
• Communicates and reports findings or changes in patient status to preceptor.
• Communicates assessment, interventions and effectiveness of interventions to Interdisciplinary Team.
• Takes action based on constructive performance feedback.
• Functions within the ADA Scope of practice.
• Identifies patient using two identifiers on ID band prior to patient interaction.
• Accesses preceptor for questions or with a new skill.

• Identifies AMC QIT or committee for active participation.
• Identify teaching and research interests.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.