Clinical Dietitian

About This Role

Clinical Dietitians coordinate nutritional care for Veterans, collaborating with other healthcare providers, Veterans, and caregivers to interpret research and utilize whole health principles for patient-centered goals. They aim to improve outcomes and enhance the Veterans' dining experience by working with the Food Operations Section.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate nutritional care of Veterans with other health care providers, the Veteran, the Veteran's caregiver, and the community.
• Interpret research and utilize whole health principles to develop patient-centered goals and improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Food Operations Section to enhance the Veterans' dining experience and ensure patient satisfaction.
• Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP) to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition.
• Develop and implement Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis, evaluating and monitoring effectiveness and outcomes.
• Calculate nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions, tailoring diet prescriptions to individual patients.
• Document MNT in the medical record using the ADIME format and maintain accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities.
• Identify patients in need of nutritional support, recommend appropriate modes of support, and communicate with the health care team.
• Assess educational needs and provide nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups, tailored to Veterans.
• Participate in formal and informal interdisciplinary team meetings and lead activities in the implementation of new initiatives.

Requirements

• United States Citizenship
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) or Registered Dietitian (RD) credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent with ACEND evaluation
• Completion of an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program and verification statement for RDN eligibility
• At least 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD equivalent to the GS-09 level for GS-11 position

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent, with an ACEND accredited experiential or supervised practice program.
• At least 1 year of experience as an RDN/RD equivalent to the GS-09 level.

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