Registered Dietitian, Pulmonary - Pediatric Specialists of Virginia

PSV has an exciting employment opportunity for an experienced part-time Registered Dietician supporting our Pulmonary Medicine Clinic, located in Fairfax, VA. This position works 20 hours a week.

The Registered Dietitian is responsible for providing safe therapeutic nutritional care in a comprehensive and systematic way by integrating knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum. The Registered Dietitian will communicate effectively and work cooperatively with other clinical disciplines using a collaborative approach toward patient outcomes. He or she will act as a resource to physicians, nurses and other allied professional health care team members to provide patients with optimum nutritional care and education.

Ranked as one of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Pediatric Specialists of Virginia provides comprehensive treatment for lung and breathing-related conditions. Whether it’s asthma, pneumonia, or a chronic cough or a more complex pulmonary (lung) disease we are dedicated to providing your child with the best care possible.

At PSV, we strive to provide exceptional service to our patients and families, all other valued stakeholders. We accomplish this by incorporating our core values of C.A.R.E. (Compassion, Advocacy, Redefining Healthcare, and Excellence), across our organization, with the goal of making every encounter perfect. These key values and service excellence measures ensures that our patients receive the best quality care and that our families are treated with exceptional service.

Service excellence is vital to our organizational and individual success. PSV staff members work to Make It All Better for our patients and their families, because at PSV WE CARE.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities expanded to managing database, school forms and patient visits independent of medical appointments when required
• Travel is required for Annual Training/Conference
• Performs a comprehensive nutrition assessment by analyzing and interpreting data from multiple sources.
• Formulates an individualized nutrition plan of care based on assessment findings, interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
• Coordinates the nutrition care plan with the physician and other health care providers and serves as a resource in the integration into the comprehensive plan of care for the patient.
• Advocates patient rights from the family/patient perspective; provides counsel and acts as a resource to resolve issues.
• Provides appropriate documentation in the medical record summarizing the nutrition care plan; including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan implementation and progress toward goals. Assists health care team members with documentation related to nutrition.
• Assess educational needs of patients and families and provides appropriate nutrition education/counseling.
• Develops/revises standards for patient populations, incorporating a multidisciplinary approach and utilizing best practices.
• Participates in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures and goals.
• Additional duties as assigned.