Clincial Dietitian II

CHI Health Lakeside•Omaha, NE

9d•$24 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian II provides expert nutrition care by developing and implementing individualized nutrition plans to improve patient health outcomes. The role communicates nutritional information across systems, participates in healthcare team meetings as the nutrition expert, and provides empathetic, evidence-based care in accordance with professional standards. The dietitian screens and assesses patients for nutrition risk using specialized clinical guidelines, age- and gender-appropriate standards, cultural, religious, and ethnic considerations, and validated assessment tools. The role develops nutrition-related diagnoses when indicated, implements condition-specific interventions and education, monitors and reassesses patient nutrition status, and updates care plans as needed. It develops nutrition prescriptions and feeding plans in accordance with physician orders, documents measurable goals and patient responses, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams. The position also works with Food and Nutrition Services to support patient experience and menu and trayline accuracy, participates in peer reviews and chart audits, contributes to Diet Manual Handbook training, and helps train and develop Clinical Dietitian I staff and other patient-interactive roles. The dietitian routinely provides advanced nutrition therapy to high-acuity patients, including in neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, oncology, renal care, diabetes, and gerontology. For applicable California neonatal or pediatric care, the posting specifies CCS coordination and paneled-provider requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and completion of an accredited dietetics program (ACEND—Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics).
Three years of acute-care hospital or similar experience working with patients in more complex levels of care and specialized populations.
Dietitian license in Iowa and Nebraska upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Board certification in oncology nutrition upon hire.
Board certification in pediatrics upon hire.
Board certification in nutrition support upon hire.
Certified Diabetes Educator credential upon hire.
Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant credential upon hire.

Responsibilities

Screen patients according to specialized clinical guidelines and conduct routine screening to identify nutritional risk.
Perform nutrition assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, and validated assessment tools; establish nutrition-related diagnoses when indicated.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to identify patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.
Implement targeted nutrition interventions based on patients’ medical conditions and provide customized nutrition education to patients, families, and caregivers.
Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary care team and contribute to overall patient care.
Monitor, evaluate, and rescreen patient nutrition status; update plans of care and follow up with patients as needed.
Develop nutrition intervention plans that specify appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription in accordance with physician orders.
Monitor and document patient response to interventions against measurable nutrition care plan goals in the medical record.
For applicable California neonatal and pediatric patients, coordinate nutrition services with California Children’s Services; be a CCS-paneled provider when providing nutrition care to NICU or pediatric patients at a CCS-approved facility.
Collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services on patient experience, test trays, menu reviews, trayline audits, and validation of menus against the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual.
Support patient-interactive positions and maintain communication with patients, staff, and guests while providing customer service.
Participate in peer reviews and chart audits.
Collaborate on Diet Manual Handbook training for clinical staff, including instruction on accessing hard and electronic copies.
Support training and development of Clinical Dietitian I staff, interns, dietitians, diet clerks, and other roles as needed.
Lead Medical Nutrition Therapy training sessions and workshops for hospital clinical staff as needed.
Provide advanced nutrition care and therapy to high-acuity patients in neonatal intensive care, pediatric care, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, oncology, renal care, diabetes, and gerontology.