Description
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Summary:
Responsible for the clinical nutrition care of Penn Medicine patients. Functions as a professional consultant and member of the health care team providing high quality, evidence-based nutrition care for varied patient populations in the home or ambulatory care setting. Performs nutrition assessments, provides nutrition education and develops specialized nutrition care plans. Actively manages nutrition therapy interventions including the care of patients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition. May participate in multidisciplinary patient care rounds as appropriate to patient population served. May participate in department team-based education programs (continuing education, education of students and professional visitors) and quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives/outcomes projects. Evaluates, interprets, and applies evidence-based practice to the delivery of nutrition care. Maintains comprehensive medical nutrition therapy knowledge and engages in continuing education. Provides nutrition care and practices as part of an interprofessional team within the Clinical Nutrition Support Service.
Responsibilities:
- Expertly performs nutrition assessments, identifies nutrition diagnosis, assesses for malnutrition, develops nutrition interventions/plan of care, monitors and evaluates outcomes of nutrition care/interventions. Provides recommendations for enteral and/or parenteral nutrition regimen.
- Applies department evidence based practice guidelines to the routine care of patients.
- Communicates with the health care team to effectively implement nutrition care plan.
- Demonstrates patient-centered care, compassion, sensitivity and respect in all interactions with patients, visitors and other hospital personnel.
- Demonstrates skills and knowledge necessary to assure that nutrition assessment, treatment and care is appropriate based on the unique chronological issues and needs of the adolescent, young adult, adult and older adult patient.
- Professional Performance
- expertly performs the following: Provides quality services using a systematic process with identified ethics, leadership, accountability and dedicated resources.
- Demonstrates competence in and accepts accountability and responsibility for ensuring safe, quality practice and services.Provides safe, quality services based on patient expectations and needs and the mission, vision and values of the organization.
- Applies research to enhance practice. Demonstrates evidence-based practice which incorporates available research and information in the delivery of nutrition care. Applies knowledge and expertise in communications.
- Uses resources effectively and efficiently. Demonstrates leadership through strategic management of time, finances, facilities, supplies, technology, natural and human resources. Displays a high level of professional conduct at all times.
- Leads the development and implementation of department evidence based practice guidelines both within specialized area of practice and across practice areas, identifies new national guidelines or research and proactively reviews and updates department evidence based practice guidelines to reflect updates in the literature. May participate in patient related projects, workgroups individually or in partnership with specialist or advanced practice dietitians and/or manager or director.
Credentials:
- Lcnsd Dietician-Nutritionist (Required)
- RD or RDN (Required)
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
- Education Specialization:
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree. Completion of an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited didactic program in dietetics
Equivalent Experience:
•And 1+ years experience as an RD including experience as a Clinical Dietician
- Master of Arts or Science (Required)
- Education Specialization:
Equivalent Experience:
•EFFECTIVE only if initial date of registration (RD, or RDN) is after 1/1/2024
- Other (Required)
- Education Specialization:
Equivalent Experience:
•Accredited Dietetic Internship Program, Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (ISPP) or integrated supervised practice training to meet accreditation standards.
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
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