Clinical Nutrition Spec 1

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Job Location (Full Address):

601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14642

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

500061 Nutritional Support Services

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URCA 213

Compensation Range:

$68,640.00 - $92,664.00

Responsibilities:

To provide timely, comprehensive, and evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients with cancer being treated through the Wilmot Cancer Center seeking nutrition counseling in the outpatient setting. Assess nutritional status of patients and recommend nutritional regimens to match individual patient requirements. Serve as consultant to other members of the Wilmot Cancer Center as part of an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. Actively participate in the training of medical staff, dietetic interns, and peers.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families. Assess and recommend medical nutritional regimes to the patient to match individual patient requirements and limitations; assure adequacy and appropriateness of regimes. Integrate evidence-based research in the education, practice and management of patients with cancer.  Effectively communicate plans and rationale to team members both verbally and in the medical record.
• Effectively communicate nutrition plans and rationale to team members both verbally and in the medical record. Demonstrate the ability to utilize various HIPAA secure patient communication modalities such as “Zoom”, “My Chart”, etc.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, behavioral health providers) to coordinate care and optimize patient outcomes.  Provide oncology related nutrition lectures to residents, NP’s, and Fellow. Demonstrates advanced clinical skills and knowledge base and mentors Clinical Dietitians. Serves as clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provides didactic training to nutrition students, peers (journal club) and other medical professionals (including medical students, surgical residents, fellows, attendings).  Participates in orienting, training and in-servicing professional and other nutrition staff.  Maintains expertise by pursuing pertinent continuing education opportunities.
• Exercises independent judgment and displays advanced decision making. Evaluates literature, new products, and techniques; develops standards/protocols to ensure consistent, appropriate, evidence-based therapies.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and contributes to program development, evaluation, and reporting for nutrition and/or Wilmot Cancer Center. Represents the department at community nutrition functions. Attend regular department staff meetings as scheduled.
• Research/Publishing/Speaking - Opportunities may arise and participation is encouraged, though not required.
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree Accepted if certified by the Commission on Dietetics Registration for degrees received before 1/1/2024 and 2 years clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required
• Master's degree ACEND certified for degrees received on/after 1/1/2024 and 2 years clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting required
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• RD - Registered Dietician upon hire required
• Advanced Certification CNSC, CDCES, CSP or other specialist certification in specific area of practice within 1-1/2 years required

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