Clinical Dietitian (Casual/PRN) at Nemours, Wilmington, DE
Clinical Dietitian (Casual/PRN) at Nemours in Wilmington, DE. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.
Nemours Children’s Health is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (Casual/PRN), to join our team in Wilmington, Delaware.
This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.
- Nutrition Operations – Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition Services
- Functions as a nutrition consultant, completing nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers
- Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for Inpatients and Outpatients, as required by the specific position. For inpatients, this includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk upon admission
- Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history, labs, medications, supplements, medical history, medical care plan, and expected growth and development appropriate for the patient’s age, sex, cultural /ethnic background and disease specific requirements
- Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of composition of infant, pediatric, and adult formulas, along with ability to calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans
- Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record documentation system
- Actively participates in team rounds, as necessary
- Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders, as necessary
- Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral prescribing competencies, as deemed necessary by manager)
- Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies pertaining to specific diseases
- Serves as nutrition resource to medical team, hospital staff and community
- Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and other health care providers (nurses, social workers, therapists, hospital/community dietitians, homecare companies, pharmacies, and school personnel)
- Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff
- Professional Development
- Attends appropriate continuing education to maintain professional credentials and expand knowledge and skills
- Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics, as appropriate
- Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD), State Licensure, and additional specialty certification (CNSC, CSP, etc.), as applicable
- Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder, as applicable
- Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent With Evidence-Based Standards & Practice
- Stays up to date with emerging research and practice guidelines
- Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines
Requirements
- Must have completed a minimum of a bachelor’s degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience required.
- Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.
- Must obtain RD certificate within 6 months of hire by passing the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Delaware Department of State: Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of receiving RD Certificate.
- Additional state Licensure in Pennsylvania, Maryland, or New Jersey may be required, based on the position.
- Additional specialty certification preferred (CDCES, CNSC, CSOWM, and or CSP).
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
- Hospital Experience preferred, at least 2 years pediatric experience preferred.
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