Clinical Dietitian (Hematology Oncology)

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Nutrition Operations - Ensures Delivery of Quality Clinical Nutrition Services

• 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, WIC, pharmacies, and school personnel) • Fulfills on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule with other dietitian staff 2.

Professional Development • Attends appropriate continuing education to maintain professional credentials and expand knowledge and skills • Participates as expert speaker/author on pediatric nutrition topics, as appropriate • Fulfills continuing education requirements to maintain registration through the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics (AND) as a Registered Dietitian (RD), State Licensure, and additional specialty certification (CNSC, CSP, etc.), as applicable • Complies with Requirements of the RD Clinical Nutrition Ladder, as applicable 3.

Research and Evidence-Based Practice - Ensures Nutrition Care is Consistent with Evidence-Based Standards & Practice • Stays up to date with emerging research and practice guidelines • Develops or participates in research projects with other disciplines

III.

Non-Essential Functions - List all other functions that...