Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Summary:
Responsible for the clinical nutrition care of Penn Medicine patients. Functions as a professional consultant and member of the health care team providing high quality, evidence-based nutrition care for varied patient populations in the home or ambulatory care setting. Performs nutrition assessments, provides nutrition education and develops specialized nutrition care plans. Actively manages nutrition therapy interventions including the care of patients receiving enteral and parenteral nutrition. May participate in multidisciplinary patient care rounds as appropriate to patient population served. May participate in department team-based education programs (continuing education, education of students and professional visitors) and quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives/outcomes projects. Evaluates, interprets, and applies evidence-based practice to the delivery of nutrition care. Maintains comprehensive medical nutrition therapy knowledge and engages in continuing education. Provides nutrition care and practices as part of an interprofessional team within the Clinical Nutrition Support Service.
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