The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Registered Dietician (PRN)
The GW Medical Faculty Associates, Washington, District of Columbia, us, 20022
Position Summary
The Registered Dietician supports the primary care physician practice by providing nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients with chronic conditions who are at risk for disease progression and complications, or who are interested in dietary strategies to promote health and manage illness. In collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team, the Registered Dietician develops and implements an individualized care plan designed to promote the patient's understanding and management of their condition, optimize quality of life, and improve clinical outcomes. This will include patients with cognitive disabilities and food insecurity whom the dietician will be expected to counsel and guide toward resources.
The Registered Dietician will work closely with our Weight Management practice as well as our Lifestyle Medicine practice (both embedded within the Division of General Internal Medicine), in addition to providing care to our general primary care patients. This role will also develop and manage various nutritional programs, including group visits for the division.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.Other duties may be assigned.
Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients/clients referred by physicians and/or multidisciplinary care teams (in primary care practice or telephonically)Provide instruction to clients in the use of modified diets as it relates to health promotion, weight management and maintenance and management of chronic conditions.Develop and manage group visits to provide nutritional counseling for groups of patients needing ongoing assistance with the management of a specific nutritional problem as a part of the overall clinical treatment plan. Such groups may include weight management and maintenance, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, plant-based diets for health promotion, etc.Coordinate, implement, and evaluate nutritional education using National standards and guidelinesUnderstand and treat dietary vitamin deficiencies.Develop and maintain print and non-print educational materials on nutritional topics for use by patients and clinicians.Teach and work with medical residents regarding nutrition education, diabetic and chronic kidney disease diets, and general nutrition plans.Develop and deliver educational programs and appropriate teaching tools for various ethnic and cultural groups to support understanding of nutrition.Prepare nutrition-related presentations and present them to various audiences.Maintain timely and complete documentation and billing of all care management encounters.Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree or higher with coursework approved by the American Dietetic Association's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.Successful completion of a dietetic internship or coordinated undergraduate dietetic program.Licensure
Licensed and registered to work in the District of Columbia as a Registered Dietician (RD) as of the proposed start date.Current certification from the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Assoc. (CDRADE).Certification by the National Board of Nutrition Support (attaining the Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian designation) is desirable, but not required.Experience
Prior experience working with the adult outpatient population, including adults seeking weight management and adults with type 2 diabetes.Physical Requirements
Walk, stand, and reach outward on a constant basis in an office setting.Must be able to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull over 20 lbs. as part of the role.Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.
About GW MFA
MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing. In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.
The GW MFA's leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
The Registered Dietician supports the primary care physician practice by providing nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients with chronic conditions who are at risk for disease progression and complications, or who are interested in dietary strategies to promote health and manage illness. In collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team, the Registered Dietician develops and implements an individualized care plan designed to promote the patient's understanding and management of their condition, optimize quality of life, and improve clinical outcomes. This will include patients with cognitive disabilities and food insecurity whom the dietician will be expected to counsel and guide toward resources.
The Registered Dietician will work closely with our Weight Management practice as well as our Lifestyle Medicine practice (both embedded within the Division of General Internal Medicine), in addition to providing care to our general primary care patients. This role will also develop and manage various nutritional programs, including group visits for the division.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.Other duties may be assigned.
Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients/clients referred by physicians and/or multidisciplinary care teams (in primary care practice or telephonically)Provide instruction to clients in the use of modified diets as it relates to health promotion, weight management and maintenance and management of chronic conditions.Develop and manage group visits to provide nutritional counseling for groups of patients needing ongoing assistance with the management of a specific nutritional problem as a part of the overall clinical treatment plan. Such groups may include weight management and maintenance, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, plant-based diets for health promotion, etc.Coordinate, implement, and evaluate nutritional education using National standards and guidelinesUnderstand and treat dietary vitamin deficiencies.Develop and maintain print and non-print educational materials on nutritional topics for use by patients and clinicians.Teach and work with medical residents regarding nutrition education, diabetic and chronic kidney disease diets, and general nutrition plans.Develop and deliver educational programs and appropriate teaching tools for various ethnic and cultural groups to support understanding of nutrition.Prepare nutrition-related presentations and present them to various audiences.Maintain timely and complete documentation and billing of all care management encounters.Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree or higher with coursework approved by the American Dietetic Association's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.Successful completion of a dietetic internship or coordinated undergraduate dietetic program.Licensure
Licensed and registered to work in the District of Columbia as a Registered Dietician (RD) as of the proposed start date.Current certification from the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Assoc. (CDRADE).Certification by the National Board of Nutrition Support (attaining the Certified Nutrition Support Dietitian designation) is desirable, but not required.Experience
Prior experience working with the adult outpatient population, including adults seeking weight management and adults with type 2 diabetes.Physical Requirements
Walk, stand, and reach outward on a constant basis in an office setting.Must be able to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull over 20 lbs. as part of the role.Regularly exposed to healthcare settings that may require personal protective equipment.Requires manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, calculator, copier machine, and other equipment.
About GW MFA
MFA physicians provide comprehensive patient care, offering one practice for the whole person with 52 medical and surgical specialties. As members of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, MFA providers are teachers and mentors for medical students, residents, fellows, and researchers preserving the rich tradition of academics, research, and healing. In addition to maintaining a closely integrated alliance with The George Washington University and The George Washington University Hospital (GWUH) which is separately owned and operated by Universal Health Services (UHS), the GW MFA has active referring relationships with 12 area hospitals.
The GW MFA's leading healthcare presence in the DC metro region is complemented by a network of community-based practices in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Given its geographic location in central NW Washington, DC, and proximity to more than 175 resident embassies, the MFA continues to evolve its international clinical outreach.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)