Clincial Dietitian II

CommonSpirit Health•Omaha, NE

8d•Onsite

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 data across systems and participates in health team meetings as the resident 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 conducts nutrition-risk screenings and assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards, considering patients’ cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds and using validated assessment tools. The dietitian collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, provides condition-specific interventions and education, monitors patient responses, updates care plans, and follows up as needed. Care plans address feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription in accordance with physicians’ orders, with goals and outcomes documented in the medical record. The position also works with Food and Nutrition Services to support patient experience and menu and diet-order accuracy, participates in peer reviews and chart audits, and contributes to clinical staff training. The dietitian supports training and development of Clinical Dietitian I staff and other patient-interactive positions, and routinely provides expert nutrition therapy for high-acuity patients across specialized populations and services. The posting states that a sign-on bonus and education assistance are offered to eligible new hires.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
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.
Board certification in pediatrics.
Board certification in nutrition support.
Certified Diabetes Educator credential.
Lifestyle and Weight Management Consultant credential.

Responsibilities

Conduct patient screening in accordance with specialized clinical guidelines for people at specific nutritional risk.
Perform nutrition assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards, considering cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds and using validated assessment tools; establish a nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to facilitate care and identify patients at nutrition risk or in need of higher levels of care.
Implement targeted nutrition interventions based on patients’ medical conditions.
Provide customized nutrition education to patients, families, and caregivers.
Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary care team.
Monitor, evaluate, and rescreen patient nutrition status as appropriate; update plans of care and follow up with patients as needed.
Develop intervention plans specifying appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription in accordance with physicians’ orders and individual patient needs.
Evaluate responses to interventions against measurable goals and document findings thoroughly and promptly in the medical record.
For applicable California neonatal and pediatric patients, coordinate nutrition services with California Children's Services (CCS); maintain CCS paneling 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, diet-order accuracy, menu compliance, patient-interactive roles, and communication with patients, staff, and guests.
Participate in peer reviews and chart audits and help train clinical staff on the Diet Manual Handbook, including how to access print and electronic copies.
Support the training and development of Clinical Dietitian I staff, interns, dietitians, diet clerks, and other positions as needed; this may include leading Medical Nutrition Therapy training sessions and workshops for hospital clinical staff.
Provide expert nutrition therapy to high-acuity patients in specialized areas including neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, enteral and parenteral nutrition support, oncology, renal care, diabetes, and gerontology.