Registered Dietitian

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Job

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition‑free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Registered Dietitian. In this role, the successful candidate is responsible for providing optimum nutritional care to patients admitted to inpatient units or in outpatient clinics. Care is provided through nutrition screening, assessment, support, counseling, metabolic monitoring, and medical team communication. Act as an ambassador for nutrition services while delivering world class care.

• Completes initial nutrition assessments and reassessments in accordance with departmental policies and guidelines.
• Develops and implements evidence‑based nutrition care plans tailored to patients medical conditions and needs.
• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy intervention and follows up as patient needs change.
• Performs nutrition focused physical exams (NFPE) to determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition. Document malnutrition using the PES (problem, etiology, sign/symptoms) format, as applicable.
• Functions as a resource person to interdisciplinary team concerning patients nutritional care.
• Educates patients and families on nutrition recommendations and interventions considering cultural needs and readiness to learn.
• Maintains readiness for regulatory surveys
• Attends interdisciplinary team rounds and/or meetings as assigned.
• Manages parenteral nutrition support as assigned.
• Precepts, counsels and provides training to clinical nutrition staff members, dietetic interns, physician trainees and/or fellows as assigned.
• Participates in continuing education to maintain professional competency and stay current with the latest nutritional research and evidence‑based practices.
• Participates in quality initiatives and data collection for outcome measures as assigned.
• Provides in‑service education within the hospital or community setting as needed or requested.
• Performs other duties assigned.
• Adheres to and promotes the mission, vision and values of the Nutrition Department and NYU Langone Health. Achieves a world class level of food and hospitality for our staff, patients, and guests.
• Ensures a high level of employee engagement and satisfaction by facilitating a positive work environment, open lines of communication and culture of excellence.

To qualify you must have a Bachelor's Degree, with successful completion of a Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education (CADE) 1200 hour dietetic internship program with emphasis on clinical applications, and eligible to sit for RDN exam approved through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Successful completion of the RDN exam approved through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR
-the credentialing Agency for Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) - must be obtained within the first six months of employment.

New York State Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN) - must be obtained within 1 year of employment.

Effective oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.

Dietetics‑Nutrition‑NYS, Registered Dietitian

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels…