Works with specialized patient populations and clinical care teams providing detailed nutrition counseling, nutrition care plans and recommendations for diet, tube feedings, parenteral nutrition, vitamins, nutrition-related medications, and more that impact nutritional status, growth and quality of life. Provides quality specialized nutrition care and education to patients and their families in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Requirements
- Evaluates patients' nutritional status by reviewing pertinent information obtained from the medical record, the patient/family, the medical team, external agencies, and medical rounds.
- Makes appropriate recommendations to the clinical team members regarding the nutritional management of the patients.
- Collaborates with the clinical team, patient and their family, to develop a specialized nutrition care plan for the patient.
- Documents all pertinent information in the Medical Record in accordance to policies and procedures.
- Provides outpatient nutrition counseling in the clinic setting.
- Integrates evidenced-based guidelines into clinical practice.
- Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in clinical nutrition and specialty area in order to enhance professional expertise.
- Provides staff development, in-services and internal presentations to dietitians, members of the medical team and newly hired clinical staff on the principles and applications of nutrition, diet and related procedures.
- Acts as a preceptor to student interns in pediatric nutrition care.
- Participates in community relations and external speaking events to promote service and education within the Lurie Children's community and beyond.
- Participates in data collection and looks for new trends to track/analyze for quality improvement studies.
- Participates in nutrition-related research opportunities as available.
- Performs job functions adhering to Lurie Children's service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to patients, families, co-workers and others.
- Makes recommendations regarding new policies and procedures related to nutrition as needed.
- Assists in the planning and implementation for Lurie Children's Annual Nutrition Conference.
- Maintains department documentation and productivity standards and practices effective time management.
- Demonstrate skills in analyzing problems, making decisions, working independently, counseling and more.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life and disability
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b) with a 5% employer match
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup Childcare and Eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children's facilities
- Discount purchasing program
