The Outpatient Dietitian to provides nutritional services for liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant recipients and living donors throughout the stages of transplantation.
These disease processes require nutritional intervention and management to improve and maintain nutritional status. The outpatient dietitian is responsible for developing assessment and education protocols and programs that are necessary for providing comprehensive nutritional care for patients who are at nutrition risk.
Assesses for presence of malnutrition by utilizing nutrition focused physical exam, motivational interviewing, and completing thorough chart reviews.
Develops and implements an individualized plan for medical nutrition therapy in accordance with the patient's medical goals and objectives.
The Outpatient Dietitian is also responsible for providing professional guidance and education in nutritional management and diet counseling of outpatients to physicians, allied health professionals, dietetic students, and entry-level dietitians.
When needed, the Outpatient Dietitian provides assessments and / or educates patients while they are admitted in the hospital.
They will collaborate with members of the health care team to provide medical nutrition therapy, identifies patients at high nutrition risk based on criteria outlined by the Hospital, assess nutrition needs and identifies nutrient requirements according to age and disease specific needs of patients, develops and implements the nutrition care plan, evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy intervention, and provides nutrition education to patient and family members on appropriate food selections and eating behaviors to accomplish patient goals.
The Outpatient Dietitian participates in performance improvement and research activities, supervises nutrition assistants and mentors' dietetic interns / students, as well as actively assesses, evaluates and maintains professional development and competency related to the competencies outlined in the position description.
The annual base salary range for this position is $68,640.00 - $112,370.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education / training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Minimum Education : REQUIRED :
- Bachelor of Science PREFERRED :
- Master of Science Minimum Experience / Knowledge :
- 5 years' clinical dietitian experience
- 2 years or more experience working with various chronic disease states such as ESRD, ESLD, CKD, NASH, NAFLD, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and malnutrition
- 2 years or more of clinically supervised experience working with adult / elderly population
- Transplant experience preferred
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Works well in a team environment with physicians, nurses and ancillary staff.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Good time management, self-starter, and takes initiative.
- Critical and analytical skills Required License / Certification : REQUIRED :
- Certified or Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Fire and Safety Certification. If no card upon hire, one must be obtained within 30 days of hire, and maintained by renewal before expiration date.
Required within LA City only) PREFERRED :
- ServSafe Certification
- Certification specialization (e.g. CCTC, CDCES, CNSC, CSR etc)
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