Clinical Dietitian

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Pursue your passion for caring with Duke Primary Care, which offers family, adolescent, and internal medicine services as well as urgent, general pediatric, and virtual care at nearly 50 clinic locations across central North Carolina.

Clinical Dietitian - Duke Primary Care, Knightdale

Location: Duke Primary Care

162 Legacy Oaks Dr, Knightdale, NC 27545 

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 1st Shift, three days in office & two remote

***This position is eligible for a $5,000 commitment bonus*** 

Duke University Health System seeks to hire a dedicated Clinical Dietitian who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together. _This Clinical Dietitian will primarily serve our patient populations through diabetes education and nutrition counseling in patients facing o****besity, kidney disease, hyperlipidemia, or malnutrition/failure to thrive._The Population Health sector of our Duke Primary Care facilities provides population health nutrition services through evidence-based nutrition counseling, medication and nutrition care coordination, and multidisciplinary collaboration to improve health outcomes for patients and individuals with various medical needs. Our care focuses on early intervention, continuity of care, patient education, and equitable access to nutrition services while supporting long-term health and disease prevention through remote and in-person, patient-centered care.

What you will do:

• Coordinate all phases of nutrition care including nutrition assessment, care planning, monitoring, education and counseling of hospitalized patients and outpatients in a variety of settings.
• Perform duties in support of and in compliance with performance improvement plans, JCAHO, and other licensing, accrediting, and regulatory agencies.

**DUHS offers career growth and enrichment within our Nutrition services. There is a clinical ladder program with various steps and opportunities at each hospital within the health system. 

Duties and Responsibilities of each Level:

Level I

• Providie nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals.
• Evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of inpatients and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families.
• Develop, review, update and implement educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals.
• Write orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition and laboratory data per hospital policy.
• Function as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain Registered Dietitian (RD) status including continuing professional education per the Professional Development Portfolio.
• Maintain North Carolina Board of Nutrition and Dietetics licensure.
• Precept dietetic interns and provide on the job training for newly hired clinical staff.
• Supervise daily work of dietetic technicians (registered -  provide input into evaluation but not directly evaluate their performance).
• Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.

Level II

• In addition to Level I, Dietitian works in an assigned specialty area and integrates research and education into practice as evidence by competencies.
• Is a liaison and advocate for the profession by utilizing and sharing new practice knowledge and skill into other areas of the profession (management, public health) and or other disciplines.

Level III

• Thinks critically, displays a range of highly developed clinical and technical skills, and formulates judgements acquired through a combination of education, experience and critical thinking.
• Based on department's need, have the ability to provide expertise, oversight and leadership in a designated specialty area.These areas include: Student Advisor, Malnutrition Specialist, Adult Nutrition Support Specialist, Pediatric Nutrition Support Specialist, Program Coordinator, Clinical and Quality Specialist, IT Specialist, Outpatient Clinical Coordinator, Lead, Subject Matter Expert.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Level I, II, III - Baccalaureate degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition, or comparable major.
• Successful completion of coordinated program or dietetic internship of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a Registered Dietitian.

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of outpatient nutrition experience strongly preferred

• Level I - One year in an acute care environment preferred; experience may be waived for specific positions.

• Level II and Level III - At least 5 years of clinical experience or at least 3 years' clinical experience plus an approved, nutrition related certification.

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification

• Level I, II, and III - Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. 
• Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; provision for license-eligible dietitians as above.
• CDCES certified preferred  

Duke is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation or military status.

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