Clinical Research Dietitian, NIH Bethesda MD

The Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health is recruiting a Clinical Research Dietitian in Bethesda, MD. The job announcement can be found at www.usajobs.gov if you search for job announcement number CC-10-354281-CRS. The instructions for applying can be found on that job announcement. Please note that the posting closes on February 5, 2010.

Here is a look at the major duties of the position:

· The Clinical Research Dietitian provides clinical nutrition care and nutrition research services to patients enrolled in protocols.
· He/She provides individual nutrition care to patients; screening newly admitted patients and gaining pertinent background information and diet history to assess the medical and research care priorities. The Dietitian is responsible for providing all components of the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation) to patients.
· He/She actively participates in the health care team by attending rounds, advising and informing the multidisciplinary health care team about the patient's nutritional care and nutrition research issues.
· The Dietitian provides nutrition research services to support protocols in assigned areas. This may include research design , protocol management, data collection and reporting body composition assessment and administering and analyzing food questionnaires.
· He/she is responsible for directing the Health Technicians (Dietetics) in the management of nutritional care and research support.
· The Clinical Research Dietitian provides training and in-service for medical/professional staff, dietetic interns, students and support personnel.

Please feel free to contact Merel Kozlosky with questions about the position.
Thanks,

Merel Kozlosky, MS, RD
LCDR, US Public Health Service
Director, Dietetic Internship and Supervisory Metabolic Dietitian
NIH Clinical Center
Phone: 301-451-5884
E-mail: kozloskym@cc.nih.gov