Clinical Dietitian - Float, Full-Time, Days
About The Position
The Clinical Dietitian reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. Develop and implement nutrition therapy plans for patients by evaluating nutrition parameters and selecting appropriate therapies to restore or maintain optimal nutritional status. Provide nutrition education for the community and other health professionals as a means of ensuring comprehensive care through NMH.
Requirements
- Registered Dietitian
- Licensed in the State of Illinois
- Bachelors of Science degree in dietetics
- Master’s degree in Nutrition or related field if graduated after 2023 per CDR requirements
Nice To Haves
- 1 year of clinical dietetics experience
- Master’s degree in Nutrition or related field if graduated prior to 2024
Responsibilities
- Provide nutritional assessments utilizing medical information, anthropometric data, laboratory values and diet history
- Develop nutrition care plans by selecting nutrition therapies to meet the medical, developmental and socio-cultural needs, age and interest level of the patient
- Identify appropriate nutritional interventions: Provide recommendations regarding calorie/protein supplements, enteral support and vitamin/mineral supplements and other commercial products.
- Select appropriate feeding route and enteral product including additional modulars or vitamin/mineral preparations
- Counsel patients on appropriate nutrition therapy for disease state, desired outcomes and patient behavior objectives
- Evaluate effectiveness of intervention utilizing BMI, changes in medical condition and tolerance to therapy
- Educate on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk
- Provide written documentation of all patient assessment and follow-up consultation sessions in the medical record
- Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team
- Attend NMH continuing education including those on population specific needs (i.e. age, disability)
- Participate in in-service training for department and hospital staff
- Participate on department teams as assigned
- Co-ordinate student rotations as assigned
- Orient relief personnel and new staff to area of practice to provide consistent patient care
- Performs other duties as assigned
Benefits
- We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.
- Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
