Clinical Dietitian

Upperline Health•Columbia, SC

20d•Remote

About The Position

Upperline Health is seeking a Clinical Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional services to a high-risk, complex-care patient population. The role includes counseling and nutritional assessments as part of an interdisciplinary team, with the goal of improving results and maximizing patient outcomes. The position focuses on older adults and addresses topics including weight loss, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, heart health, gout, and kidney stones. The dietitian should be compassionate, attentive to detail, and comfortable collaborating with an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian; Florida registration is required.
Licensed Dietitian.
Experience in adult clinical dietetics, or at least two years of work experience in adult clinical dietetics.
Experience working with patients with complex, unmanaged diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic illnesses.
Collaborative approach and interest in working as part of an innovative team.
Strong customer-service orientation.
Patient, compassionate, and professional demeanor.
Exceptional organizational skills and ability to multitask.
Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated problem-solving skills.
Strong writing, Word, Excel, and database management skills.
Extremely strong work ethic.

Nice To Haves

Georgia licensure.
Membership in the American Dietetic Association.
Prior healthcare experience serving chronically ill patients with limited resources and/or mental illness.
Virtual case management or care coordination experience by phone or video chat.

Responsibilities

Educate the interdisciplinary team on dietary and nutrition guidelines that support health maintenance for older adults with chronic illnesses.
Obtain and evaluate patients’ nutrition histories and food habits, assess their knowledge of diet and health maintenance, and provide patients and families with detailed education about nutritional status, adequacy measures, fluid status, and nutrition-related laboratory parameters relevant to their disease processes.
Complete written nutritional assessments and comprehensive patient assessments for written care plans in accordance with established federal and state licensure guidelines, and participate in care plan meetings.
Monitor patients’ adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjust therapy as needed to achieve and sustain effective nutritional status, and document responses to therapy in progress notes.
Complete other related duties as deemed necessary by Upperline Health.