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Duke Regional Hospital Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch and hometown feel of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke University Health System. Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties for more than 45 years. To be successful at caring for our community and have a strong reputation among patients who seek our care, we have 3,500 team members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and professional development for employees who have served for decades in our hospital units. Duke Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,422 patients, performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed 2,673 babies into the world. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22. The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital.

Clinical Dietitian

Job Code: 5034

FLSA: E

Job Level: E2

Supervisory Responsibility: No 

General Description of the Job Class 

Level I

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.

Duties and Responsibilties of the Level 

Level I

*Provide 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 hospitalized patients and out patients 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 order 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.

*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 doesn't directly evaluate their performance.

*Comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards. 

Required Qualifications at this Level 

Education 

Level I

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

Level I

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

Degrees, Licensure, and/or Certification 

Level I

Registered dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; candidates eligible for registration may be hired with the understanding that registration will be achieved within 90 days of hire.

Licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics and Nutrition; proviso for license-eligible dietitians as above

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

Level I

Distingushing Characteristics of this Level 

N/A

Job Code: 00005034 CLINICAL DIETITIAN
Job Level: E2

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