(Archived) Dietitian - Pediatric

Dietitian - Pediatric job in Norfolk, Virginia.

The job is a civilian position within the extensive military medical system. Civilian and military personnel work together in hospitals and clinics providing a full range of services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Full-time hours
• PTO - fantastic accrual rate
• Paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Dietitian - Pediatric Job Overview:

• Act as a liaison between the Nutrition Management Department and the patients.
• Maintain all required records, reports and statistics in accordance with MTF standard operating procedures. Assist in implementing and evaluating Nutrition Management Department functions.
• Assist in care and maintenance of equipment and supplies used in the performance of duties. Document maintenance on equipment. Requisition supplies and educational materials as required.
• Collect nutritionally relevant data, e.g., medication, clinical symptoms, laboratory values, dietary history, anthropometrics, etc., from the medical record consistent with screening and assessment guidelines for all age specific groups from infants to geriatrics. Complete nutritional assessments of the nutritional status/needs of not- at-risk patients.
• Calculate nutrient and energy intake values and assist in evaluating data from patient's dietary history.
• Serve as the specialist in the area of pediatric outpatient nutritional care, providing counseling services to patients with disease processes that require nutritional management and impact on nutritional status.
• Develop assessment techniques and education protocols and programs that are necessary for providing comprehensive nutritional care for pediatric outpatients who may have complex nutritional and/or psychosocial problems that impact on adherence to prescribed dietary regimens.
• Provide professional guidance and education in nutritional management and diet counseling of pediatric outpatients to medical residents, interns, allied health professionals, dietetic students, and entry level dietitians.
• Serve on multidisciplinary treatment team (s) composed of physicians, nurses, social workers, and other allied health team members.
• Review the medical record, and interact or consult with team members in planning and implementing nutritional care processes compatible with the overall team treatment plan.
• Provide diet counseling and nutrition care services to pediatric outpatients whose disorders/diseases require complex dietary management.
• Use unique approaches to achieve compliance with patients that are not located in a controlled medical center environment.

Dietitian - Pediatric Qualifications:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• 1 year full time experience as a dietitian within the preceding three (3) years
• Bachelor's Degree
• Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by the ACEND or completion of a post- Baccalaureate degree Dietetic Internship Program of supervised practice (for a minimum of 1200 hours) accredited by ACEND.
• Registration: Possess current registration as a Registered Dietitian from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted dietetics license. Any US stated.

Position contingent on contract award with an anticipated Fall start date and award notice.

Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!