Registered Dietitian

This is an 80-100% FTE direct patient care position caring for UW-Madison students by providing screening, assessment, and nutritional counseling or appropriate referrals regarding health/nutritional needs. The role requires:1) expertise in providing nutrition counseling to adolescent and young adults including care of patients with eating disorders, 2) strong understanding of the university setting and the diverse backgrounds and needs of the student community 3) maintaining professional competency and skills required for professional practice.

This position supports healthy lifestyle choices and health maintenance throughout the campus community through participation in and contributions to appropriate campus initiatives and serve as a resource to UHS medical, mental health, and prevention staff members on nutrition related topics.

Additional duties may include teaching/precepting health sciences student learners/trainees, developing and facilitating group classes, creating educational materials, guest lecturing for nutrition classes or informal groups, being available to students for interviews (class projects or student media), and engaging in other outreach activities.

Duties are performed under the general supervision of the Associate Director of Gynecology and Specialty Clinics.

90% Direct Clinical Care
-Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments, interpret biochemical and clinical data, and monitor those at nutritional risk, with a special emphasis on the disordered eating population
-Develop treatment plan based on nutrition assessment; student concerns may include eating disorders and disordered eating, diabetes, GI concerns, hypertension, abnormal blood lipids, weight concerns using an anti-diet approach, sports nutrition, vegetarian diets and food intolerances
-Collaborate and communicate with community MDs, therapists, or area hospitals when indicated on nutritional/behavioral plans for students receiving treatment outside of UHS. Evaluate effectiveness of nutritional recommendations and revise as needed upon follow-up
-Make appropriate notations and recommendations in the student's electronic medical record

10% Other duties
-Support student organizations and assist them in implementing nutrition related campus initiatives and outreach programming.
-Participate in university-organized health events and collaborate with clinical staff on preventative healthcare topics for the campus community and topics relevant to University Health Services
-Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities at UHS
-Participate in UHS committees and workgroups as requested
-Represent UHS within the UW-Madison campus, Madison community, and local, regional, and national professional organizations

• 40% Evaluates nutritional needs and treatment readiness and develops, coordinates, and disseminates treatment plans for patients and their families in collaboration with medical professionals and other partners
• 10% Completes reports related to nutritional treatment, patient planning, and/or medical care according to established policies and procedures
• 40% Teaches patients and support systems about proper nutrition and helps develop strategies to cope with nutritional needs and problems
• 5% Recommends referrals, schedules logistics, and secures resources for patients to receive medical care or various program assistance
• 5% Develops and schedules operational work plans and may provide expertise and training and guidance to staff, the community, peers, and/or students

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
Bachelor's Degree of Science or related field

Preferred
Master's Degree of Science or related field

Required:
--2 years clinical experience
--Ability to work effectively within interdisciplinary teams including medical and mental health professionals while also being able to work independently

Preferred:
--2 years or more of clinically supervised experience working with patients with a variety of eating disorders including, but not limited to, restrictive eating, bulimia, binge eating disorder
--2 years or more experience working with a young adult/college population

Required
RD - Registered Dietitian - Must hold or be eligible to obtain a Registered Dietitian License for the State of Wisconsin at time of start date
Registered Dietitian (as delineated by the Commission on Dietetic Registration)
National Provider Identification Number (NPI)

Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%

This position is primarily onsite at 333 East Campus Mall. Flexible work arrangements may be considered based on operational needs.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $56,112 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications

UHS is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide student spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

Successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

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Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three (3) professional references with titles, emails, phone numbers (including at least one supervisory reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.

Karin Butikofer
karin.butikofer@wisc.edu
608-890-2860
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Dietitian(HS018)

A57-UNIV HEALTH SERVICES/CL SVCS/COMM HLTH & EPID

Academic Staff-Renewable

315069-AS