Clinical Dietitian; Gastroenterology

Overview

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida is seeking a Clinical Dietitian (FULL-TIME), to join our team in Orlando, FL. Hybrid position responsible for providing nutrition services to patient s part of the Gastroenterology clinic in Lakeland via telemedicine/video appointments. Travel to Lakeland for in-person appointment 2-4 times per month or as needed. This position provides clinical nutrition consultation in coordination with Physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary care team.

• Functions as a nutrition consultant, completing nutrition consults and referrals from Nemours and community providers.
• Conducts nutrition assessment and intervention for inpatients and outpatients, as required by the specific position. For inpatients, this includes those patients identified at high nutrition risk; completes re-screens for patients who are identified at moderate or low nutrition risk upon admission.
• Develops and implements nutritional care plans based on diet history, labs, medications, supplements, medical history, medical care plan, and expected growth and development appropriate for the patient s age, sex, cultural /ethnic background and disease specific requirements.
• Performs nutrition counseling for pediatric patients/caretakers regarding disease specific diets and /or formulas. This requires knowledge of composition of infant, pediatric, and adult formulas, along with ability to calculate specialized formula recipes and meal plans.
• Documents nutritional assessments and recommendations via EPIC medical record documentation system.
• Actively participates in team rounds, as necessary.
• Provides recommendations for and prescribes enteral feeding and parenteral nutrition orders, as necessary.
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency in direct clinical nutrition patient consultation/care and is responsible for the completion of 100% of clinical competencies (to include basic competencies and enteral/parenteral prescribing competencies, as deemed necessary by manager).
• Continually updates teaching materials recommended for nutritional therapies pertaining to specific diseases.
• Serves as nutrition resource to medical team, hospital staff and community.
• Interacts and coordinates nutritional care of patients with physicians and other health care providers (nurses, social workers, therapists, hospital/community dietitians, homecare companies, pharmacies, and school personnel).
• Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff.

• Must have completed a minimum of a bachelor s degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Minimum 1 year of experience required. Hospital experience preferred; at least 2 years of pediatric experience preferred.
• Master s Degree in Nutrition related field preferred.
• Registered Dietitian with active registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist in the state of Florida.
• Must have completed continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration and licensure.
• Must obtain RD certificate within 180 days of hire by passing the national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• Obtain Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist status through the Florida Department of State:
  Division of Professional Regulation within 6 months of hire.
• Additional specialty certification preferred (CDE, CNSC and or CSP)
• American Heart Association BLS Certification required.
• Travel to satellite clinic locations as needed.

Monday - Friday with rotating on-call weekends for the hospital every 8 to 9 weeks. Rotating holiday and hurricane coverage.

• Nemours Children s Health offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which includes:
• Competitive base compensation in the top quartile of the market
• Annual incentive compensation that values clinical activity, academic accomplishments and quality improvement
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• For those living and working in Florida, enjoy the benefit of no state income tax. Those based in Delaware benefit from the state s moderate tax structure.

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