Clinical Dietitian - per diem

University of Vermont Health Network • Burlington, VT

1d • $33 - $49

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to inpatients and outpatients in designated areas/programs. The dietitian completes screenings, assessments, and ongoing monitoring of patients' nutritional care; documenting processes and outcomes according to department and hospital policies. The dietitian provides education/inservices to patients, students, and health care staff, and participate in department and hospital-wide activities pertaining to quality improvement, professional development and community education. The University of Vermont Medical Center is committed to being a national model for the delivery of high-quality academic health care for a rural region. The University of Vermont Medical Center will continue to ensure that individuals are employed, and that employees are treated during candidacy and employment, without regard to their sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law in all employment practices as follows: Employment decisions at The University of Vermont Medical Center are based on legitimate job-related criteria. All personnel actions or programs that affect qualified individuals, such as employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, are made without discrimination based upon the individual’s sex, gender identity or expression, ancestry, place of birth, HIV status, marital status, age, language, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status or obligation for service in the armed forces, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics; eligiblilty for registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Vermont state certification as a dietitian. The organization requires completion of registration and certification within six months of employment.
• Must have experience in providing MNT to acute inpatients whose needs include oral, enteral (via tube) and parenteral nutrition, and in recommending and treating inpatients and outpatients needing diverse oral therapeutic diets.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to inpatients and outpatients in designated areas/programs.
• Completes screenings, assessments, and ongoing monitoring of patients' nutritional care
• Documenting processes and outcomes according to department and hospital policies.
• Provides education/inservices to patients, students, and health care staff
• Participate in department and hospital-wide activities pertaining to quality improvement, professional development and community education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees