PRN Dietitian Registered- Surgery Outpatient Clinic
Job ID: 197168
Category: Dietician
Work Type: PER DIEM
Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States
Work Schedule: Per departmental Needs
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
HUP is looking for a PRN Dietitian!!!!!
Department: Surgery Outpatient Clinic
Location: Rotating between 3 city locations
Schedule: Per departmental needs
Office hours: 8am-4:30pm
Summary: Responsible for the nutritional care of UPHS patients in the Surgical Obesity Program. As a member of the Surgical Obesity team, coordinates the nutritional and clinical processes related to the surgical intervention. Takes leadership role in development and implementation of the surgical obesity program including; development of best practice nutrition protocols for surgical obesity, develops and provides advanced level, comprehensive nutrition education programs for patients both individually and through support groups.
Responsibilities:
Works collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers in the department of surgery and the Weight and Eating Disorders Program.
Functions as a professional consultant to the physician to assure cost-effective, high quality and current nutrition practices for this specialized patient population.
Performs nutrition assessments, develops specialized nutrition care plans and performs ongoing reassessments of nutritional status and nutrition interventions.
Maintains comprehensive knowledgebase in medical nutrition therapy with an emphasis in Surgical Obesity Management.
Evaluates, interprets and applies result of research to practice and the delivery of patient care services.
Participates in the development of research–based policies/procedure and practice guidelines.
Is expected to present lectures or publications regarding specialized nutrition care within UPHS, local, state and national meetings. Development of nutrition education materials for the Bariatric Surgery Program.
Provide individual nutrition counseling to adolescents and other patients as needed.
Participate in medical weight management for patients prior to insurance approval of bariatric surgery.
Precepts dietetic students and master level Registered Dietitians and acts as a mentor for these students as a subject matter expert in the area of bariatric nutrition.
Credentials: Commission on Dietetic Registration Registered Dietitian (required) or CDR approval with completion of RD within 6 months of hire. PA-LDN required within 6 months of hire.
Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor’s degree (required). Certificate in of training in adult obesity interventions or board-certified specialist in obesity and weight management (CSOWM) through Certification Dietetic Registration (CDR) preferred.
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