Job DescriptionPosition Summary:We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Clinical Nutritionist.
In this role, the successful candidate supports the NYU Langone Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health and the Center for the Prevention Cardiovascular Disease providing counseling for diet and lifestyle improvement including individualized nutrition and diabetes self-management education/ training to patients, and nutrition therapy for cardiac and cardiometabolic health.
Job Responsibilities:- Participates in clinical co-management of diabetes and cardic patients with FGP physicians and other care providers, including assessment, education and appropriate therapeutic interventions and recommendations. This includes making appropriate modifications of diabetes medical regimens based on critical assessment of patient clinical factors, blood glucose data, lipid levels, and/or blood pressure. Patients may be on subcutaneous insulin pump therapy or undergoing assessment with continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
- Offers nutritional support for cardiac and diabetic patients that will try to improve their lipid profile, understanding the interplay of dietary fats and carbohydrates.
- Supports cardiac and diabetic patients to help them attain an optimal body weight (BMI).
- Supports FGP practice diabetes and cardiac patients through appropriate interventions and education to achieve all identified treatment goals.
- Engages in regular ongoing critical examination of diabetes educator practice and professional performance and makes recommendations to maintain highest level of care and operations possible. Completes all required documents necessary for appropriate diabetes patient care.
Minimum Qualifications:To qualify you must have a Education: Bachelor Degree in Nutrition, or equivalent Education in Nutrition that meets the CDRs education requirement for certification. Licensure/Certification: Current Registered Dietitian Certification from the CDR and NYS Dietetics Nutrition License. Background in diabetes / cardiovascular nutrition/education. Specific skills should include clinical competence in the following: use of oral agents, insulin, and other injectables such as GLP-1 agonists (e.g. exenatide), and pramlintide to manage diabetic patients, clinical management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, lipids, and hypertension. Familiarity with all aspects related to education and successful use of chronic subcutaneous insulin pumps and use and interpretation of continuous glucose monitors and sensors. Familiarity with management and modification of diabetic regimens based on glycemic control and specified targets identified in the care plan. Familiarity with the cholesterol treatment guidelines and the medical and nutritional support that will be needed for individual patients to achieve the optimal lipid status..
Required Licenses: Dietetics-Nutrition-NYS, Registered Dietitian
Preferred Qualifications:Certified Diabetes Educator by the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educator. Masters degree. Experience in outpatient setting particularly within Type 1 and type 2 Diabetes, patient education and collaborating with providers.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you\'ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. At NYU Langone Health, we are committed to supporting our workforce and their loved ones with a comprehensive benefits and wellness package. Our offerings provide a robust support system for any stage of life, whether it\'s developing your career, starting a family, or saving for retirement. The support employees receive goes beyond a standard benefit offering, where employees have access to financial security benefits, a generous time-off program and employee resources groups for peer support. Additionally, all employees have access to our holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care. The benefits and wellness package is designed to allow you to focus on what truly matters. Join us and experience the extensive resources and services designed to enhance your overall quality of life for you and your family.
NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $83,944.35 - $89,250.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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