Clinical Dietitian - Part-Time

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian develops therapeutic diet plans in accordance with physician orders and works with patients and families on menu selection and adherence to dietary plans. The role assesses patients’ nutritional needs using physician orders, health-team consultations, clinical data, and nutritional histories, then plans and implements appropriate dietary programs. It also provides diet-therapy instruction to patients and families and coordinates nutritional care delivered by Patient Dining Assistants.

The Clinical Dietitian contributes to departmental quality assurance by collecting and analyzing data, helps establish and implement clinical policies and procedures, and serves as a liaison among patient units, the production kitchen, and the diet office. The position also provides nutrition education and training for hospital personnel, dietetic students, and the community, and may review menus for accuracy and nutritional adequacy. The role supports the organization’s mission, vision, and core values and performs other duties assigned in the institute’s best interest. This is a part-time position of 20 hours per week.

Requirements

• Must be a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association or eligible for registration.
• Requires approximately one month of on-the-job experience to learn departmental 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 provide quality nutritional care and follow-up.
• Demonstrated competency in understanding the growth and development of infant, child, adolescent, and geriatric patients, as measured by applicable 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 using physician orders, health-team consultations, clinical data, and patient nutritional histories.
• Plan and implement appropriate dietary programs and therapeutic diet plans.
• Instruct and inform patients and/or families about prescribed diet therapy.
• Coordinate nutritional care provided by Patient Dining Assistants.
• Collect and analyze data for departmental quality assurance programs to evaluate dietary services against quality standards.
• Establish and implement departmental clinical policies and procedures that coordinate clinical services with timely production services.
• Serve as a liaison among patient units, the production kitchen, and the diet office as needed.
• Provide nutrition education and training for appropriate hospital personnel, dietetic students, and the community.
• Review patient menus for accuracy and nutritional adequacy as needed, and suggest menu selections to patients.
• Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
• Demonstrate the organization’s core attributes and values, including communication, accountability, flexibility/adaptability, judgment/problem solving, customer service, hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the organization’s geographic locations; eligibility varies by position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed