Clinical Nutrition Specialist bei TCH Medical Center
TCH Medical Center · Houston, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Professional
- Optionales Büro in Houston
We are searching for a Clinical Nutrition Specialist. Someone who will support the Leadership of Clinical Nutrition by providing clinical expertise and direction in the field of Clinical Nutrition throughout the Texas Children's system, coordinating the on-boarding and ongoing clinical supervision of Registered Dietitians and Diet Technicians, providing project leadership for inter and intradepartmental priorities and implementing solutions under the direction of leadership. This position will also support Texas Children's through various activities such as education on Clinical Nutrition competencies, committee involvement, and collaboration with nursing, physicians and leadership.
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Qualifications:
- Master's Degree Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Education, or Health Care Administration Licenses and Certifications Required
- RD - Cert-Registered Dietitian Commission on Dietetic Registration required
- LD - Licensed Dietitian Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians required
- one of the following:
- CDE - Cert-Cert Diabetes Educator
- CNSC - Cert-Cert NTI Support CLIN
- CSP - Cert Spec in Pedi Nutrition Experience Req Pref Experience Details X 4 years' experience in the nutrition field
Responsibilities:
- Ensures high quality Clinical Nutrition practice throughout the Texas Children’s system and identifies opportunities for improvement in patient care practices, by actively collaborating with clinical nutrition team and leadership to identify opportunities for expanded and improved clinical practice.
- Serves as an educational and clinical resource for the Clinical Nutrition team. Assesses and develops clinical competence of staff and areas of developmental need.
- Assesses, plans, and evaluates unit-based orientation. Oversees the orientation process for new hires in clinical areas.
- Participates in professional development of self and other Clinical Nutrition professionals, as well as students. Evaluates education needs and incorporates new evidence into education plan. Evaluates and maintains educational opportunities for staff and communicates opportunities to staff.
- Maintains clinical competence by participating in direct patient care activities.
Company
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.
Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
