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Position Summary Join Our Team at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital! Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking for a Registered Dietitian, Specialist to provide evidence-based medical nutrition therapy to patients as part of the NICU Clinical Nutrition team. Works primarily with patient populations within their area of expertise, supported by board certification in a nutrition specialty.
Job Title: NICU Dietitian, Specialist Dept: Winnie Palmer Hospital Clinical Nutritian NICU Status: Full Time Shift: First - Monday - Friday and weekend call rotation This position is for NICU unit. Candidate must be Registered Dietitian and must have at least 1 year experience as a Registered Dietitian. NICU or Peds experience preferred. Must be Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Benefits: Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
Opportunities for professional growth and advancement using a clinical ladder. Supportive and collaborative work environment. Continuing education and professional development opportunities. Retirement Savings Plan with up to 5% match. Financial savings accounts and Health Savings Accounts. Nearly 5 weeks of PTO in your 1st year of employment. Employer paid life insurance, Short & Long-Term Disability.
ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN Located on the downtown Orlando campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned Best Children’s Hospitals from U.S. News & World Report for 15 consecutive years with national rankings in four specialties and Top Children’s Hospital from The Leapfrog Group.
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013, and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children’s Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification
by the American College of Surgeons. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.
Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin our benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. “Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work” is not just something we say, it’s our promise to you Responsibilities Essential Functions • Writes orders per policy.
• Counsels patients and/or significant others on nutritional principles, dietary plans, and food selections, considering cultural, religious, and ethnic requests/preferences. • Develops, implements, and documents nutritional care plans based on assessment of patient nutritional needs considering nutrition status and disease state requirements. • Demonstrates the necessary competency level to assess patient’s nutritional requirements and specific needs over the lifespan.
• Demonstrates evidenced-based knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for appropriate nutrition-related care of patients. • Communicates appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data through the medical record documentation system. Participates in physician and health care team interdisciplinary rounds, as applicable. • Provides in-services/training to staff in area of nutrition specialty, as needed. • Participates in clinical Process Improvement activities, as assigned.
• Reviews current scientific findings to update menus, hospital formulary, diet manual, and standards of care for specific patient populations, as assigned. • The Specialty Dietitian is expected to adhere to Orlando Health policies, procedures, guidelines, mission and vision statements, and commitment to excellence. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures. Qualifications Education/Training Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college and coursework accredited or approved by the Commission or Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
Licensure/Certification • Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); • Must maintain Dietitian/Nutritionist license with the Florida Department of Health; • Must hold one of the following specialty certifications: o Any of the eight different specialties offered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); o Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators; o Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) from the National Board of Nutrition
Support Certification; o Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice; o International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Experience One (1) years clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions • Writes orders per policy. • Counsels patients and/or significant others on nutritional principles, dietary plans, and food selections, considering cultural, religious, and ethnic requests/preferences. • Develops, implements, and documents nutritional care plans based on assessment of patient nutritional needs considering nutrition status and disease state requirements. • Demonstrates the necessary competency level to assess patient’s nutritional requirements and specific needs over the lifespan. • Demonstrates evidenced-based knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for appropriate nutrition-related care of patients. • Communicates appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data through the medical record documentation system. Participates in physician and health care team interdisciplinary rounds, as applicable. • Provides in-services/training to staff in area of nutrition specialty, as needed. • Participates in clinical Process Improvement activities, as assigned. • Reviews current scientific findings to update menus, hospital formulary, diet manual, and standards of care for specific patient populations, as assigned. • The Specialty Dietitian is expected to adhere to Orlando Health policies, procedures, guidelines, mission and vision statements, and commitment to excellence. • Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards. • Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Education/Training Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university or college and coursework accredited or approved by the Commission or Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). Licensure/Certification • Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); • Must maintain Dietitian/Nutritionist license with the Florida Department of Health; • Must hold one of the following specialty certifications: o Any of the eight different specialties offered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); o Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) from the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators; o Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) from the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification; o Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) from the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice; o International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Experience One (1) years clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian.
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