Clinical Dietitian - Outpatient - Primary Care Buckhorn & Bloomsburg

Geisinger Health System - Bloomsburg, PA

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Bloomsburg, PA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Geisinger is seeking a Clinical Dietitian for the Outpatient - Primary Care Buckhorn & Bloomsburg Clinic. This role is pivotal in providing exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality nutritional services. The Clinical Dietitian will be responsible for delivering safe, competent, evidence-based nutritional therapy that aligns with the standards of practice set by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The position involves managing individual nutrition care in collaboration with the healthcare team and other nutrition professionals, ensuring that each patient's unique needs are met through comprehensive assessments and tailored dietary plans. The Clinical Dietitian will assess individual needs by synthesizing information from various sources, including assessment interviews, food and nutrition histories, and medical records. They will develop personalized nutrition plans that include recommendations for diet composition, meal patterns, and nutritional supplements. Additionally, the role requires conferring with the healthcare team to establish patient care goals, planning special dietary regimens, and documenting all assessments and progress in accordance with established standards. Counseling is a key component of this position, as the Clinical Dietitian will educate individuals, families, and caregivers on normal nutrition and therapeutic diets, taking into account their educational, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The role also includes planning and conducting group nutrition classes, participating in food and nutrition research, and advocating for individuals and groups regarding nutrition-related issues. The Clinical Dietitian will also contribute to the education of dietetic interns and students, ensuring the development of future professionals in the field. This position supports the Primary Care Buckhorn Office and Bloomsburg Outpatient Clinic, providing Medical Nutrition Therapy. After training, there is an option for hybrid work, allowing 1-2 days of remote work as long as telemedicine services are supported. The typical work hours are full-time, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no weekend work required. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree and a Pennsylvania Registered Dietitian license, with a preference for candidates with at least one year of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe, competent evidence-based nutritional therapy that meets the standards of practice and the scope of practice as stated by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Manages the individual's nutrition care in collaboration with the health care team and other nutrition professionals.
• Assesses individual needs through synthesis of information obtained through the assessment interview, food and nutrition and related histories, review of the medical record, and discussion with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Develops a plan to meet assessed needs including recommendations regarding the composition of diet and meal patterns and supplements and the volume, rate, and composition of parenteral and enteral feedings.
• Confers with the health care team to develop goals related to patient and resident care.
• Plans and coordinates the use of special dietary regimens.
• Documents initial assessment plans for nutritional care and progress relative to same in the medical record in accordance with established standards.
• Evaluates nutritional status of individuals and makes recommendations regarding provision of optimal care.
• Counsels individuals, families, and care providers on normal nutrition and therapeutic diets with consideration given to the individual's educational, cultural, and socioeconomic background.
• Plans and conducts group classes for individuals in various areas of nutrition as appropriate.
• Collaborates in or conducts food and nutrition research to demonstrate food and nutrition-related outcomes and to develop food and nutrition policy and recommendations for individuals, groups, and special populations.
• Consults, educates, and advocates on behalf of individuals, groups, and special populations regarding food, culinary, nutrition and health issues, food security and insecurity, nutrition programs, nutrition wellness and resources.
• Participates in design, development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs for dietetic interns, affiliating students and personnel relative to Clinical Nutrition Services.
• Serves as a member of the Dietetic Internship Faculty or as preceptor and mentor for other dietetic interns and students and staff.
• Performs human resource functions consistent with job responsibilities: orientation and training, scheduling, mentoring for professional development.
• Contributes to and designs referral process and systems to facilitate public access to Registered Dietitians.
• Participates in developing and evaluating the effectiveness of referral tools and processes.
• Implements outcome-based quality assurance and performance improvement activities to document outcomes of service; compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures; and monitor and address customer satisfaction.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements including but not limited to Joint Commission on Accreditation Health Organization, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Participates in action plans, as needed.
• Compiles statistics and completes Clinical Productivity worksheets on a timely basis.
• Self-evaluates results and monitors for trends and changes in productivity related to workload.
• Develops and uses electronic information management tools for practice, research, and education.
• Creates, evaluates, reviews, revises, patient instruction materials and recipe and food products for the patient and resident menu.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Pennsylvania Registered Dietitian license required.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in outpatient clinical nutrition settings.
• Familiarity with telemedicine practices and tools.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance that starts day one of employment.
• Three medical plan choices, including options to save with a flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Company paid Life Insurance, Short-term disability, and Long-term disability.
• Competitive 401(k) plan that includes automatic Geisinger contributions starting day one of employment.
• PTO plan that allows you to earn more time fast.
• MyHealth Rewards wellness program to improve your health and earn incentives.
• Family-friendly support to include adoption assistance, paid parental leave, paid military leave and a free membership with discounted backup care for your loved ones.