Location: Syracuse,NY, USA
Job Summary: Looking for a registered dietitian for primary inpatient nutrition coverage in our Upstate Center for Children's Behavioral Health at Hutchings Center and also our Upstate University Hospital Inpatient Clinic team.
Inpatient Dietitian to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to and nutrition assessment of infant pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record. Inpatient Dietitian to assess the nutritional status through screening, presence of malnutrition thought the Malnutrition Screening Tool, malnutrition diagnosis, intervention and monitoring to improve nutrition status, increased medical cost, reduce length of stay.
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to implement, initiate or modify order for diet or nutrition-related actions (e.g. nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition-related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling).
Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition).
Inpatient Dietitian participates in facility-wide and department Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program and on QAPI teams to improve processes and patient care. Participates in and attends departmental meetings, staff development, patient care rounds and professional programs.
Minimum Qualifications:
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. State Licensure: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionists in New York State on hire or within six (6) months of hire required.
Preferred Qualifications:
At least two (2) years of experience in healthcare as a Registered Dietitian with experience in pediatric and adolescent psychiatrics.
Master's Degree with preferred area of Nutrition or related field.
Board Certification as a Nutrition Support Clinician or other certifications in Pediatrics or Adult Nutrition: Board Certification as a Specialty in Pediatric Nutrition, Weight Management and Obesity, Oncology Nutrition, Renal Nutrition and Board Certification in Advanced Diabetes Management.
Work Days:
8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday with Weekends and Holidays
Message to Applicants:
Our benefits package includes health, dental and vision insurance, eligibility for employer 401k funding after 1 year (3% quarterly/5% annual on vesting schedule), tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, including vacation and personal time, paid sick leave, holidays and floating holidays.
L2: $65,000 - $80,000
Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. The salary range depicted is based on full time, 1.0 FTE and would be prorated accordingly for less than 1.0 FTE.
Recruitment Office:
MedBest Medical Management