Clinical Dietitian - Part-Time

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab•Chicago, IL

4d•$47,300 - $78,700

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian develops therapeutic diet plans for patients in accordance with physician orders and assists patients and families with menu selection as needed, ensuring conformity to prescribed dietary plans. The role supports Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission, vision, and core values through collaboration, excellence, discovery, compassion, and commitment to patient care. The Clinical Dietitian assesses patients’ nutritional needs using physician orders, health-team conferences, clinical data, and nutritional history, then plans and implements appropriate dietary programs. The position provides diet-therapy education to patients and families, coordinates nutritional care delivered by Patient Dining Assistants, and participates in quality assurance activities by collecting and analyzing data on dietary services. The Dietitian also helps establish clinical policies and procedures, serves as a liaison among patient units, the production kitchen, and the diet office, and provides nutrition education and training to hospital personnel, dietetic students, and the community. This position works 20 hours per week in a normal office environment, with occasional exposure to contagious diseases or infection from patient contact procedures. It reports directly to the Contract Food Service Manager. The stated pay range is $47,300.00–$78,700.00. Benefits are described as a comprehensive program competitive with industry peers; eligibility may vary by position.

Requirements

Must be a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association or eligible for registration.
Approximately one month of on-the-job experience is required to learn Department policies and procedures and the Institute’s therapeutic dietary functions.
Analytical skills to interpret physician orders, assess patient condition, plan suitable diets, and evaluate patient responses.
Interpersonal skills to communicate with patients, families, employees, and medical staff about nutritional care.
Ability to interpret, evaluate, and use current research to ensure quality nutritional care and follow-up.
Demonstrated competency in understanding growth and development of infant, child, adolescent, and geriatric patients, as measured by specific performance standards and department/unit policies and procedures.
Ability to interpret growth- and development-related information to ensure patient needs are met.

Responsibilities

Assess and evaluate patients’ nutritional needs based on physician orders, health-team conferences, clinical data, and nutritional history, and plan and implement appropriate dietary programs.
Instruct and inform patients and/or their families about diet therapy.
Coordinate nutritional care provided by Patient Dining Assistants.
Participate in Department quality assurance programs by collecting and analyzing data to evaluate dietary services against quality standards.
Establish and implement Department clinical policies and procedures that coordinate clinical services with timely production services.
Act as a liaison between patient units, the production kitchen, and the diet office as needed.
Provide nutrition education and training programs for hospital personnel, dietetic students, and the community.
Review patient menus for accuracy and nutritional adequacy as needed and offer suggestions regarding menu selections.
Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
Demonstrate support for the organization’s mission, vision, core values, and core attributes while carrying out job duties.