Clinical Dieitian

HCA Healthcare • Brownsville, TX

18d

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian collaborates as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide high-quality Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients of all age groups and acuity levels, following the Nutrition Care Process. The role performs nutrition screenings and assessments, identifies nutritional risk, evaluates age-, developmental-, and disease-specific nutrition needs, and develops and monitors individualized plans of care. The dietitian also provides nutrition education and counseling to patients, families, and caregivers, follows evidence-based nutrition care guidelines and protocols, and integrates the Academy Code of Ethics into practice.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The position is with Valley Regional Medical Center, a licensed 215+ bed hospital serving Brownsville, Texas, and surrounding communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent.
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program.
• Registered Dietitian credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of hospital clinical nutrition experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform timely nutrition screenings and assessments in accordance with the Corporate Screening and Assessment Policy.
• Perform nutrition-focused physical examinations on patients at nutritional risk.
• Identify patients at nutritional risk based on established criteria.
• Evaluate patients’ age-specific, developmental, and disease-specific nutritional needs.
• Develop and implement individualized nutritional plans of care.
• Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
• Identify patient nutrition education needs and provide nutrition counseling to patients, family members, and/or caregivers.
• Participate in the competency assessment process and achieve a passing score of 80% or higher on RD chart audits.
• Adhere to nutrition care guidelines, the nutrition care manual, and department or facility guidelines and protocols to provide evidence-based nutrition care.
• Integrate the Academy Code of Ethics in all areas of practice.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time