Clinical Dietitian FT, Varied Days

Huntington Health•Pasadena, TX

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for patient care activities including providing Medical Nutrition Therapy, nutritional and dietary counseling (modified diets and Food and Drug interactions), conducting nutritional and dietary assessments, and developing nutritional and dietary treatments, including therapeutic diets. The Clinical Dietitian participates in department and hospital Performance Improvement activities, serves as a liaison between nursing units and the department, and performs other duties as assigned. This position may require flexibility of hours.

Requirements

Meet the legal requirement, satisfactory completion of an examination, approved by Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) the credentialing agency of the American Dietetic Association.
Current Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Certification issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Knowledgeable of the regulatory standards.
Nutrition care standards include: Nutrition Assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, Nutrition Intervention, and Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation, and Education.
If assigned in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit shall be CCS paneled and will have at least two years of clinical dietetic experience and one year of pediatric experience with training in nutrition services for children with special health care needs.
New Graduates prior to becoming a Registered Dietitian must function within Scope of Practice Business Code in State of California.
New Graduates prior to becoming a Registered Dietitian MAY NOT ACCEPT VERBAL OR ELECTRONIC ORDERS AND MAY NOT ORDER LABORATORY TESTS.
The person may practice for 6 month from the date of completion of a supervised program unless the person fails the credentialing examination within that 6 month period.
The person must be supervised by a Registered Dietitian during the 6 month of period.

Nice To Haves

Two years of acute hospital clinical experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide Medical Nutrition Therapy
Provide nutritional and dietary counseling (modified diets and Food and Drug interactions)
Conduct nutritional and dietary assessments
Develop nutritional and dietary treatments, including therapeutic diets
Participate in department and hospital Performance Improvement activities
Serve as a liaison between nursing units and the department
Perform other duties as assigned
Provide comprehensive multidisciplinary process for assuring timely and optimal nutrition care of all patients
Provide consultation on medical nutrition therapy issues to medical professionals providing care in the acute healthcare setting/department(s) and to the patients and their families
Nutritional assessment, diet calculation, and the provision of medical nutrition therapy (in pediatric services departments)
Coordination of nutritional services with community agencies (in pediatric services departments)
Planning and oversight of prescribed medical diets and approval of all pediatric menus (in pediatric services departments)
Participation in pediatric case conferences and discharge planning activities (in pediatric services departments)