Stamford Health is looking for an Outpatient Clinical Dietitian to join their Clinical Nutrition Department! The Outpatient Dietitian will function as a member of the professional health care team providing clinical nutrition care in the Tully outpatient setting.
Provides nutrition education to a variety of patient populations with different disease states using evidence based nutrition standards of practice in an environment that ensures customer satisfaction levels are met.
MAJOR ACCOUNTABILITIES / CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as one of the primary nutrition resources at the Tully center.
- Educates and counsels patients, families and / or caretakers on recommended medical nutrition therapies through individual counseling, group classes and / or community presentations.
- Formulates individualized nutrition care plans based on assessment of patient needs using the Nutrition Care Process following nutrition standards of care
- Documents patient nutrition assessment, education and progress notes in the patient's medical record
- Serves as the primary point of contact for all nutrition consult referral requests from healthcare team and schedules nutrition visits on a timely basis utilizing tools to register patients.
- Conduct nutrition education classes
- Participates as an integral member of the interdisciplinary team by interacting with other members of the patient's healthcare team as needed.
- Represents Stamford Health by participating in relevant community events.
- Participates in research studies, performance improvement projects and special projects as needed.
- Stays current on the latest evidence-based nutrition care through participation in on-going professional development
- Involved with on-going development of policies and procedures and nutrition standards for outpatient nutrition education.
- Adhere to recognized standards of practice and standards of professional performance for registered dietitians as defined by the Academy of Nutrition and dietetics
Education :
Master's Degree in Nutrition / Dietetics or in Master's Program with Clinical requirements completed. Bachelor's degree with extensive experience would be considered.
Licensing / Certification / Registration :
Must have RD and be eligible for CD-N and successfully obtain within 6 months of employment
Years of Experience :
Minimum of 1-2 years of experience