Clinical Nutrition Specialist

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As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.

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

• 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 URCB 212

$65,125.00 - $84,662.00

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

To provide timely, comprehensive, and evidence-based nutritional care and education to patients with eating disorders and their families, in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. Actively participate in the training of medical staff, dietetic interns, and peers on eating disorder management and related medical nutrition therapy. Ensure best practices by regularly reviewing current literature and updating policies and protocols as warranted.

Deliver care in a manner that is highly responsive to the unique psychological and medical needs of eating disorder patients, promoting and supporting the highest quality nutritional care across all levels of treatment.

• Provide ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients with eating disorders and their families, in both an inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifecycle, from adolescents to adults, as assigned.
• Integrate evidence-based research in the education, practice, and management of eating disorder patients, including medical complications related to malnutrition and refeeding.
• 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.
• Provide education on medical nutrition therapy for eating disorders, including topics such as refeeding syndrome, electrolyte management, and food‑drug interactions, to patients, families, and significant others.
• Ensure continuity of care when a patient transitions between inpatient, residential, and outpatient levels of care; develop specialized nutrition education materials for eating disorder recovery.
• Deliver lectures to residents, NPs, and fellows on nutrition management in eating disorders.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical skills and knowledge base in eating disorder treatment and mentor Clinical Dietitians.
• Serve as a clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provide didactic training to nutrition students, peers (journal club), and other medical professionals (including medical students, psychiatric residents, fellows, and attendings).
• Participate in orienting, training, and in‑servicing professional and other nutrition staff.
• Maintain expertise by pursuing continuing education in eating disorder treatment and related medical nutrition therapy.
• Participate in adolescent medicine rounds and interdisciplinary rounds on a frequent basis and act as a consultant/resource to all members of the health care team.
• Serve as liaison/ambassador between patients/units and food service staff to ensure therapeutic meal plans are implemented accurately.
• Exercise independent judgment and display advanced decision‑making in complex eating disorder cases.
• Evaluate literature, new products, and techniques; develop standards/protocols to ensure consistent, appropriate, evidence-based therapies for eating disorder patients.
• Participate in quality…