Clinical Dietitian Pediatric Abdominal Transplant

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• Job Code: 5034
• FLSA: E
• Job Level: F1
• Supervisory Responsibility: No

Work Schedule
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Monday through Friday, with weekends on a rotating schedule.

This role is part of the pediatric liver transplant and intestinal rehabilitation programs. The focus is on the assessment and management of complex nutrition needs, including enteral and parenteral nutrition support, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Experience with pediatric nutrition support and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) credentialing is preferred.

Coordinate all phases of nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, education and counseling of hospitalized patients and outpatients in a variety of settings. Perform duties in support of and in compliance with 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 integrated with the patient's medical goals.
• Evaluate, interpret, monitor and document the 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 the patients and their families.
• Develop, review, update and implement educational materials to meet the needs of 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 daily work of dietetic technicians, registered; provide input into evaluation but does not directly evaluate their performance.
• Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.

• In addition to Level I, work in an assigned specialty area and integrate research and education into practice as evidence by competencies.
• Act as a liaison and advocate for the profession by utilizing and sharing new practice knowledge and skill into other areas of the profession (management, public health) and/or other disciplines.

• Think critically, display a range of highly developed clinical and technical skills, and formulate judgments acquired through a combination of education, experience and critical thinking.
• Based on the department's need, have the ability to provide expertise, oversight and leadership in a designated specialty area.
• Possible areas include:
  Student Advisor, Malnutrition Specialist, Adult Nutrition Support Specialist, Pediatric Nutrition Support Specialist, Program Coordinator, Clinical and Quality Specialist, IT Specialist, Outpatient Clinical Coordinator, Lead, Subject Matter Expert.

• Baccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major.
• Successful completion of a coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a registered dietitian.

• Level I: One year in…