Clinical Dietitian I
About The Position
The Clinical Dietitian provides expert nutrition care by developing and implementing individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes. The role communicates nutritional information clearly across systems and participates in health team meetings as the nutrition expert. It requires clinical expertise, empathetic and evidence-based care, adherence to professional standards, and effective communication with patients and healthcare teams. The dietitian assesses nutrition using age- and gender-appropriate standards, while considering patients’ cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds and using validated assessment tools. The role screens for nutrition risk, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, provides targeted interventions and customized nutrition education, monitors and reassesses patient status, and updates plans of care as needed. Intervention plans address feeding route and mode and prescribe nutrition tailored to the patient’s needs and physicians’ orders. The dietitian documents measurable goals and patient responses in the medical record. The position also collaborates with Food and Nutrition Services to improve the patient experience, including test trays, menu reviews, trayline audits, menu compliance checks, patient-facing support, communication, and customer service. Additional duties include peer reviews, chart audits, and helping train clinical staff on the Diet Manual Handbook.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Completion of an accredited dietitian program (ACEND—Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics).
- Registered Dietitian credential (RD), or an accepted listed RD credential, and Nevada dietitian credential, with the listed credentials required within 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Perform nutritional assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards, accounting for cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds and using validated assessment tools.
- Conduct routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support care and identify patients at nutrition risk or in need of a higher level of care.
- Implement targeted nutrition interventions and provide customized nutrition education to patients, families, and caregivers.
- Monitor, evaluate, and rescreen patients’ nutrition status; update plans of care and follow up as needed.
- Develop intervention plans that specify appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription based on patient needs and physicians’ orders.
- Evaluate patient responses against measurable goals and document care plans and outcomes in the medical record promptly and thoroughly.
- Collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to improve the patient experience, including participating in test trays and menu reviews and periodically auditing trayline accuracy and menu compliance.
- Support patient-interactive positions, maintain communication with patients, staff, and guests, and provide excellent customer service.
- Participate in peer reviews and chart audits.
- Collaborate in Diet Manual Handbook training for clinical staff, including instruction on accessing print and electronic copies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
