Transplant Nutrition Educator
Inova Health System's Fairfax Hospital is looking for a Transplant Nutrition Educator to join our heart and lung transplant multidisciplinary team .
At the only heart and lung transplant program in the Northern VA / DC / Maryland metropolitan area, you will work closely with a team of professionals passionate about providing excellence in organ transplant care.
This role is PRN and will cover PTO, increased volumes, and progressive growth.
Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the organization and Hospital, recognized for excellence and innovation, and where we create an environment of respect and growth, where contributions are recognized and rewarded.
Responsibilities :
- Develops, reviews and revises organ specific transplant nutritional assessment policies at least annually or as needed to comply with updates to best practice or regulatory changes.
- Provides individual clinical, educational and behavioral assessment specific to organ transplant appropriateness including frailty and functional assessments.
Develops patient specific medical nutrition therapy programs including assessment, instruction, and evaluation of program effectiveness.
- Provides recommendations regarding pharmacologic and non pharmacologic therapies.
- Serves as a transplant nutrition expert resource to the multidisciplinary team.
- Represents the transplant nutritional assessment and education program in department, hospital and system level continuing education offerings.
- Develops and facilitates patient education and support groups.
- Develops and facilitates quality assessment and practice improvement initiatives.
- Represents the transplant nutritional assessment and patient education program to regulatory surveyors as required.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements :
- Hours : PRN
- Hours : PRN
- Location : Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
- Education : Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition or dietetics
- Experience : 4 years of solid organ transplant nutrition experience
- Licensure / Certifications : Certified Clinical Transplant Dietitian (certifying body is NATCO) as a certification to be required within 12 months of hire; Registered Dietitian
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