Clinical Dietitian
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 performs nutrition assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards and accounting for cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. The role uses validated assessment tools, screens patients for nutritional risk, and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to identify patients who may need higher levels of care. The dietitian develops and implements individualized nutrition interventions, provides education to patients, families, and caregivers, monitors and reassesses nutrition status, and updates care plans as needed. The position develops nutrition intervention plans that specify appropriate feeding route, mode, and prescription in accordance with physicians’ orders and each patient’s needs. It evaluates patient responses against measurable goals and documents care in the medical record. The dietitian also works with Food and Nutrition Services to support patient experience and ensure diet-order and menu accuracy, including through test trays, menu reviews, trayline audits, and compliance checks. Additional duties include customer service, peer reviews, chart audits, and training clinical staff on the Diet Manual Handbook.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and completion of an accredited dietetics program (ACEND), required upon hire.
- One of the following credentials within 90 days: Registered Dietician; Registered Dietitian ADA; Registered Dietitian AND; or Registered Dietitian CDR.
- Dietitian: AR credential within 90 days.
Responsibilities
- Perform nutrition assessments using age- and gender-appropriate standards while considering cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, and use validated assessment tools to identify nutrition-related diagnoses when indicated.
- Conduct routine screenings to identify patients at nutritional risk.
- 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 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 appropriate.
- Develop intervention plans that specify feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription tailored to patient needs and in accordance with physicians’ orders.
- Evaluate patient responses to interventions against measurable goals and document results thoroughly and promptly in the medical record.
- Collaborate with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance the patient experience, including participating in test trays, menu reviews, and periodic trayline audits for diet-order accuracy.
- Validate menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual.
- 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 training clinical staff on the Diet Manual Handbook, including how to access hard and electronic copies.
- Communicate nutritional data across systems and participate in health team meetings as the resident nutrition expert.
Benefits
- The employer states that it offers benefits intended to complement and support team members’ work/life balance.
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Job Type
Full-time
