Registered Dietitian - Bariatric Surgery
The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | |
$3,000 Sign on Bonus! | |
United States, Virginia, Haymarket | |
Sep 25, 2024 | |
Dietitian Job Code: FN1160 Bariatric Surgery Office $3,000 Sign on Bonus! Schedule: M-F 8:30 am - 5pm Looking to join a fun, collaborative team? We are hiring a full-time RD position with our bariatric program at UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center in Haymarket VA (less than an hour outside of DC). You'll have the chance to work with both bariatric and non-surgical weight management patients. No bariatric experience necessary. Lots of support as you onboard with our team. ABOUT US We are welcoming a new era in healthcare where achieving good health is just the beginning. At UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper, we believe in caring for the whole person by getting to know - and making connections with - our patients. By combining the talent and expertise of our people, the breadth of capabilities across our system, and our commitment to helping our communities get better and stay healthy, we are improving the patient experience. As a UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper team member, you will have a voice in patient care decisions, support the most advanced medical technologies and feel a strong sense of satisfaction from making a difference in people's lives every day. JOB TYPE Classification: Nonexempt Supervises Positions: No JOB SUMMARY Performs nutrition education and nutrition assessments on patients. Consults, educates patients/clients in both one on one and group settings on risk factor reduction related to nutrition management. Communication could be via phone, face-to-face or through video settings. Provides coaching to include, but not limited to, behavior changes towards improving health status, reducing health risk, and improving quality of life of patients. Optimize nutrition status of patients through medical nutrition therapy to patients with nutrition risk, including nutrition assessment, individualized care plans, provider ordered recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy, education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management and evaluation of outcomes of these interventions. Scheduling and follow-up with patients as needed with appropriate documentation on all patients. Works/communicates with interdisciplinary team in the management of health and nutrition factors. Communication: Communicates the benefits of nutrition programming.
Patient Care: Provides nutritional education and nutrition assessments for patients.
Record Keeping: Maintains information on personnel records.
Learning: Uses efficient learning techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge and skills.
The incumbent may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Education: 4 Year/Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Foods, and Nutrition required. Graduate Degree preferred. Experience: Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Clinical Dietitian preferred. Refer to the Life Support Training Policy for additional details. Licensure: Registered Dietitian status by the commission on Dietetic Registration required. Licensed Dietitian in applicable state required. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Ability to successfully complete generic and department-specific skills validation and competency testing. Knowledge, ability, and skills to support patient education and patient engagement in self-care management to accommodate cultural diversity, age specific or behavior needs among the patients being served. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to relay information to diverse audiences for one-on-one consultations, small and large group presentations; dynamic presence for media interviews, health fairs and other invited presentations/appearances. PHYSICAL DEMANDS Physical Demand Code: 9A, Educators Work Function/Activity: Light to Medium Physical Demand The job requires frequent sitting and standing, occasional walking, and bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory, and visual skills. Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs. occasionally. For any weight over 35 lbs., use Safe Handling Equipment. This job description may not include all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described. It may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of UVA Health Northern VA & Culpeper. OTHER
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information. |