Clinical Dietitian, Full-Time, Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. In collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Clinical Dietitian provides nutritional counseling to help restore or maintain patients’ optimal nutrition status and communicates and collaborates with the health care team about patient care and program development.

Requirements

Successfully complete an ACEND-accredited nutrition and dietetics program.
Successfully complete all supervised practice requirements.
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field.
Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a related field if graduated after 2023, per CDR requirements; not required for graduates prior to 2023.
Current registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Current licensure as a Registered Dietitian in Illinois through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification via AHA.
More than one year of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify and connect with patients who need nutrition counseling.
Perform nutritional assessments using medical information, anthropometric data, laboratory values, and diet history, and develop nutrition care plans that address patients’ medical, developmental, and sociocultural needs and goals.
Identify appropriate nutritional interventions and recommend calorie, protein, vitamin, or mineral supplementation; nutrition support; feeding routes; and educational needs.
Provide nutrition and lifestyle education and counseling to individuals and groups.
Discuss and interpret appropriate pharmacotherapy use and make recommendations as appropriate, including supplements and commercial products.
Develop, present, and modify educational materials.
Evaluate intervention effectiveness using anthropometrics, changes in medical condition, and tolerance to therapy, and adjust interventions accordingly.
Communicate and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to support patient care and appropriate discharge planning.
Participate in in-service training for staff, students, and physicians.
Educate target groups about nutrition’s role in disease management and lifestyle medicine.
Attend medical rounds in the area of practice.
Document patient assessments and reassessments in the medical record.
Participate on department teams and precept dietetic interns as assigned.
Collect and document research data to support quality management outcomes.
Perform other duties as assigned.