Clinical Dietitian -Outpatient Oncology

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Job Code: 5034

FLSA: E

Job Level: F1

Supervisory Responsibility: No

Work Schedule: Monday‑Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM

Incentive: Eligible for a $5,000 commitment bonus

Coordinate all phases of nutrition care—including assessment, care planning, monitoring, education, and counseling—for hospitalized patients and outpatients in a variety of settings. Perform duties in support of performance improvement plans, JCAHO, and other licensing, accrediting, and regulatory agencies. The Duke University Health System offers career advancement through a clinical ladder program.

• Provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy aligned with patients’ medical goals.
• Evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document nutritional status and needs of hospitalized patients and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Identify and provide age‑specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of patients and families.
• Develop, review, update, and implement educational materials for patients and professionals.
• Write orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and laboratory data per hospital policy.
• Function as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain Registered Dietitian (RD) status, including continuing professional education per the Professional Development Portfolio.
• Maintain North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics licensure; precept dietetic interns and provide on‑the‑job training for newly hired clinical staff.
• Supervise the daily work of dietetic technicians, registered; provide input into evaluation but do not directly evaluate performance.
• Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.

• Education (Level I, II, III) Baccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major.
• Completion of a coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian.
• Experience Level I:
  One year in an acute care environment preferred; experience may be waived for specific positions.
  Level II and III:
  At least 5 years of clinical experience or at least 3 years’ clinical experience plus an approved, nutrition‑related certification.
• Licensure/Certification Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired with the expectation that registration will be achieved within 90 days of hire.
  Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; provision for license‑eligible dietitians as above.

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