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Department/Unit:

HBD - Pediatric Pulmonary

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range: $49,846.00 - $79,754.00

Clinical Dietitian

Division of Pulmonology

Work schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm (No weekends/holidays)

Location: 22 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY

Outpatient Division of Pulmonology is seeking a Clinical Dietician to collaborate with clinical team for care of pediatric and adult patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) registered dietitian assists with nutritional assessments for the CF population from newborn through adulthood at both The Albany Medical College Pediatric and Adult Programs. This individual as part of the CF care team is expected to join meetings, collaborate with quality improvement projects, develop community resources, and participate in the pediatric “Prizes for Pounds” weight gain initiative. This individual should be motivated and work well within a multidisciplinary team. Some of the specific job responsibilities are detailed below. Some of these tasks need to be performed in-person as encounter-related tasks and others are tasks occurring outside direct patient care (this list is not an exhaustive list and may include other tasks not specifically identified at this time):

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Review of current vital signs (BMI and growth parameters) and trends over time with attention to patients with BMI < 50th%

• Development of a detailed nutrition-questionnaire to include assessments of intake, vitamin and pancreatic enzyme supplementation, disordered eating behaviors, eating disordered, food insecurity and other nutrition-specific concerns

• Champion and coordinate annual oral glucose tolerance testing for all age-appropriate patients

• For patients with CF-related diabetes, champion and coordinate with Pediatric Endocrinology in dietary and glucose control counseling

• Partner with inpatient care teams to optimize nutrition of patients during hospitalizations

• Follow-up telephone calls or video encounters to monitor progress as deemed appropriate

• Recommendations for nutritional supplements including gastrostomy tube feedings in partnership with physicians and nurse practitioners

• Participate in center, local community and national events/resources including:

• Attend the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, an international conference held every fall where there are RD-specific educational topics and opportunities to collaborate and network with other CF care center RDs

• Join the CF Foundation RD listserv to stay up-to-date on CF-specific conversations and concerns related to nutrition

• Contribute to our monthly center newsletter, develop patient and caregiver nutritional education materials, and support/plan/attend CF family center education events

• Contribute to on-going quality-improvement projects

  Minimum Qualifications:

  Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or related field is required, Master's degree preferred

• Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Minimum of 1-3 years documented experience in the provision of out-patient nutrition services to medically compromised patient population

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!​

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

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Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.