[Hiring] Clinical Dietitian I @Children's National Hospital

Role Description

Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including:

• Nutrition assessment
• Modified diet formulation
• Self-management training
• Nutrition intervention to patients

Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.

Job must provide nutrition services in identified specialty area for a minimum of 70% of work load/responsibilities. Specialty areas include:

• NICU
• Bariatric
• Renal
• Cardiac
• Diabetes
• Nutrition support
• Transplant
• Oncology
• Pediatrics
• Out-patient services

This is a Clinical Dietitian I (1) position. To qualify for this level, the applicant must be credentialed and licensed as a Registered Dietitian (RD) within 90 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Nutrition, Dietetics, or nutrition related field (Required)
• Master's Degree in nutrition or clinical specialty for new graduates starting after 2024 (Required)
• 1 year Experience and/or completed internship, preferably in the area of maternal and child health (Required)

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian: Licensed in the District of Columbia within 90 Days (Required)
• Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) within 90 Days (Required)

Functional Accountabilities

• Assesses the nutritional status of neonates/infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record.
• Develops, revises, and individualizes nutrition care plans based on information from the patient, medical record, family, and health care team members.
• Incorporates current evidence-based research into practice.
• Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to implement, initiate, or modify orders for diet or nutrition-related actions.
• Utilizes physician/referring practitioner-driven protocols or other facility-specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies.
• Executes programs/services in an organized, collaborative, and customer-centered manner.
• Adheres to facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and patient rights policies.
• Complies with regulatory standards, including federal, state, and accrediting agencies.
• Completes all required documentation, reports, and logs in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
• Communicates effectively with all team members, patients, and families through various means.
• Orients, mentors, and trains staff and interns, as applicable.
• Advises department on patient care and food service issues.
• Provides training to patient services staff on special needs with patients' diet prescriptions.
• Assists with modified menu planning based on current diet manual in collaboration with the food service management team.
• Follows facility and department infection control policies and procedures.
• Participates in facility-wide and department Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement (QAPI) Program.
• Participates in and attends departmental meetings, staff development, patient care rounds, and professional programs, as appropriate.
• Visits patients on assigned nursing unit(s) and contributes to every patient being visited by a member of the management or professional team at least once during their hospital stay.
• Assists and contributes to patient satisfaction goals by providing quality service.
• Projects and practices consistent ownership attributes, providing a high level of customer service at all points of contact.
• Reads and complies with all policies and procedures of CNH.
• Follows all security procedures for facility and department.
• Responds to utility failures per department policy.
• Follows facility, department, Morrison Healthcare/TouchPoint, and Compass safety policies and procedures.
• Wears name tag identification and is aware of role in minimizing security incidents.
• Follows the facility’s protocols for Hazardous Materials and Waste Program.
• Adheres to Emergency Preparedness Program and participates in disaster drills as appropriate.
• Adheres to Life Safety Program and participates in fire drills as appropriate.
• Performs other tasks that may be assigned.

Telehealth

• Complies with all telehealth federal, state, and local regulations.
• Provides telehealth from home, maintaining an office that safeguards private patient information.
• Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently.
• Demonstrates ability to receive constructive feedback and incorporate it into telehealth communications.
• Demonstrates ability to quickly establish rapport and therapeutic alliances via approved telehealth modality.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education to patients via approved telehealth modality.
• Submits data to measure key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Present for online webinars and trainings if needed.