As a Clinical Dietitian at MU Healthcare, you will be an integral part of our interdisciplinary inpatient care team, responsible for providing optimal medical nutrition therapy to patients of all age groups. Your primary role will be to coordinate and oversee the nutrition care process, including assessment, diagnosis, interventions, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring that each patient's nutritional needs are met. You will also play a key role in nutrition education, collaboration with healthcare professionals, and facilitating clinical nutrition practices. This position requires a strong commitment to evidence-based practice and continuous professional development.

Location: Columbia, Missouri
Shift: Variable, Monday - Friday availability between 8am and 4:30pm; call every 6 to 7 weeks, holidays
Department: Clinical Nutrition - Acute Care

Salary Range: $56,597 to $89,419 based on experience

ABOUT US

MU Health Care is a leading academic health system located in beautiful Columbia, Missouri. We are comprised of University Hospital (a Level I Trauma Center), Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, and Missouri Psychiatric Center, and over 50 clinics.

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Employee Benefits

• Health, Vision, and Dental on your first day
• Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Leave, and 9 paid Holidays
• Multiple retirement options including 100% matching up to 8%
• Employees are fully vested in 3-years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more!
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Detailed Description

Provide patient care by conducting nutrition assessments on patients or clients according to standards of care, policies, and protocol. Accurately make nutrition diagnosis when appropriate that can be supported by assessment data. Individualize nutrition interventions for each patient or client. Consistently monitor patient or client progress towards goals. Prioritize care to provide cross coverage for other inpatient units as assigned.

Provide on-going nutrition education. This includes education for dietetic students and interns, assessment of educational needs and provision of nutrition counseling for inpatients, and development and revision of patient education materials. Share information learned from educational meetings and webinars with peers.

Effectively communicate with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff to ensure high quality nutritional care for patients or clients. Regularly attend interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and patient care conferences for effective communication with appropriate team members. Act as a resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition issues.

Facilitate clinical nutrition business practices by assigning and directing the workload of dietitians and diet technicians during weeks on call. Assist in achieving compliance with regulatory standards. Identify opportunities to increase awareness of nutrition services. Participate in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, processes, protocols, and goals. Participate in the orientation of new clinical nutrition staff as well as the ongoing training of dietitians and diet technicians in areas of expertise.

Identify and collect performance improvement data, monitor outcomes, and initiate corrective actions. Keep manager informed about issues and problems impacting the work area. Assist in determining solutions and highlight positive actions or behaviors.

Keep professional development current with own level of nutrition care expertise to assure evidence based practice for patients or clients, staff, students, and the community.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

Patient Care:

Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments on patients, adhering to standards of care, policies, and protocols.

Formulate accurate nutrition diagnoses based on assessment data.

Develop individualized nutrition interventions for each patient.

Monitor patient progress towards nutrition goals consistently.

Provide cross coverage for other inpatient units as assigned.

Nutrition Education:

Deliver ongoing nutrition education, including guidance for dietetic students and interns.

Assess educational needs and provide nutrition counseling for inpatients.

Develop and revise patient education materials.

Share knowledge acquired from educational meetings and webinars with peers.

Collaboration and Communication:

Effectively communicate with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff to ensure high-quality nutritional care.

Participate in interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and patient care conferences to facilitate communication with the team.

Act as a resource on nutrition issues for medical staff and allied health personnel.

Clinical Nutrition Practices:

Assign and direct the workload of dietitians and diet technicians during weeks on call.

Assist in achieving compliance with regulatory standards.

Identify opportunities to increase awareness of nutrition services.

Participate in the development of nutrition-related policies, procedures, processes, protocols, and goals.

Staff Development and Performance Improvement:

Participate in the orientation and ongoing training of clinical nutrition staff, dietitians, and diet technicians.

Identify and collect performance improvement data, monitor outcomes, and initiate corrective actions.

Collaborate with the manager to address issues, find solutions, and recognize positive actions or behaviors.

Professional Development:

Stay current with the latest developments in nutrition care, ensuring evidence-based practice for patients, staff, students, and the community.Required Qualifications

• Dietitian licensure from the Missouri Committee of Dietitians board.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Master's degree or a minimum of five (5) years of inpatient clinical dietitian experience.
• Advanced level certification in a specialized area of coverage within five (5) years of employment, such as Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) by NBNSC or other relevant certifications.
  
  • Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) by NBNSC
  • Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition (CSR) by CDR
  • Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP) by CDR
  • Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition (CSPCC) by CDR
  • Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) by CDR
  • Advanced Practice Certification in Clinical Nutrition (RDN-AP or RD-AP) by CDR
  • Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) by CBDCE

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher.
• Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required to ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.