Pediatric Transplant Registered Dietitian

General Summary of Position

Job Summary:

MedStar Health has aunique opportunityfor a TransplantCoordinator/Registered Dietitianto join our Pediatric Small Bowel Transplant team at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. As a TransplantCoordinator, you willserveas a key contact, advocate, andmember of the patient's transplant team.

Primary Duties:
*Handles intake calls from potential transplant candidates and/or referring physicians.
*Assess patients for placement on the transplant waiting list
*Coordinates evaluations with the patient/family and appropriate members of the hospital, transplant team, primary care physician, cardiologist, and clinical consultants.
*Facilitates the evaluation of both pre- and post-transplant patients by interfacing with referring physicians, Transplant hepatologists, Transplant nephrologists, Transplant surgeons, scheduling coordinators, consultants, insurance coordinators and social workers.
*Has primary responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of this process.
*Communicates with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to maintain an accurate and current patient waiting list.
*Participates in clinical rounds, meetings, conferences, consultations and educational programs designed to increase knowledge and to improve patient care and staff performance; serve as a consultant to physicians and staff members regarding services in the specialty area (e.g., development of critical pathway).
*Educates patient and family about diagnostic procedures, medications, nutrition, and maintenance of health and wellness.Schedules in services and education sessions with patients, families, and healthcare professional

Qualifications:
*Bachelor's degree in health sciences, nursing, or dietetics required.
*3-4 years professional clinical experience as a registered dietitian, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant preferred.
*Candidates with at least 1 year of previous transplant-related experience preferred.
*RD - Registered DieticianrequiredORRegistered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in the District of Columbia (for those holding a BSN degree) required

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This position has a hiring range of $CUSTOM.SALARY.MIN - $CUSTOM.SALARY.MAX