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The department of Medicine has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Clinical Dietitian 3. The Clinical Dietitian promotes good dietary health and treats medical conditions by devising eating plans for patients based on the science of nutrition. The Clinical Dietitian 3 (H) formulates and executes programs and materials to educate people about nutrition coordinates, plans, and conducts programs to educate patients about nutrition. The Clinical Dietitian 3 (H) administers medical nutrition therapy and advises food service operations for clinical trials.
CORE JOB FUNCTIONS
Confers with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional needs of patients.
Participates in clinical trial recruitment of dietary studies.
Assesses the nutritional needs of patients and develops and implements nutritional care plans.
Documents the nutritional status and needs of hospitalized and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
Initiates and follows patients for nutrient intake analysis and makes recommendations for continuance progression or initiation of alternate therapies.
Writes orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and laboratory data per hospital policy.
Provides counseling and education to patients and their families regarding various topics in medical nutrition therapy and drug-nutrient interaction.
Serves as a clinical nutrition resource and subject matter expert to physicians, patients, and staff.
Participates in departmental performance improvement activities and training.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.
CORE QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Registered Dietician
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Commitment to the University's core values.
Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
Ability to lead, motivate, develop and train others.
DEPARTMENT ADDENDUM
Department Specific Functions
Participates in clinical trial recruitment of dietary studies.
Meets directly with patients/clinical trial participants to identify nutritional needs.
Identifies ways to improve the care of patients and makes recommendations to appropriate staff.
Performs research and recommends ways to expand and improve nutrition programs.
Evaluates the effects of meal plans, dietary recipes for research and revises the plans when appropriate.
Plans menus and inspects food to ensure portions adhere to set restrictions and dietary standards for research clinical trials.
Assesses patients' nutritional status and develops individualized nutritional plans.
Relays appropriate information regarding patient care to the collaborating physician.
Triages patients to determine the urgency of physician evaluation.
Documents and reports care in an accurate and timely fashion.
Collaborates with the development of education materials for clinical trial participants.
Identifies and accounts for specific ethnic, cultural, and religious needs.
Responds to, resolves, and follows up regarding patient inquiries, clinical trial participants or concerns.
Enters food diaries for research participants in food composition database.
Works with other members of the research team to recruit participants, provide dietary guidance, ensure delivery of meals, data capture and data management and samples collection.
Ensure diet deliveries from vendors.
Set up patient's payments after complete diet studies and vendors.
Work closely with different caterings to ensure correct diet.
Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.
Department Specific Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Certification and Licensing:
Registered Dietician
Experience:
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
Ability to work independently and as part of a team on a project.
Skill in completing assignments accurately and with attention to detail.
Ability to analyze, organize and prioritize work under pressure while meeting deadlines.
Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
Ability to work evenings, nights, and weekends as necessary.
Commitment to the University's core values.
Ability to work independently and/or in a collaborative environment.
Excellent in time keeping and time management
The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.
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