Clinical Dietitian

HealthPartners • Saint Paul, MN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Clinical Dietitian provides in-patient clinical nutrition services in all areas where nutrition care is needed. In addition, you will take on the following responsibilities: perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams, develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges, assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans, monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community. Incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient’s age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs. Participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines. Develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care. FTE: 0.0; Per Diem Work Schedule: Per diem. Core business hours 8:00am-5:00pm. Regular weekend rotation.

Requirements

• BA/BS Food and Nutrition and supervised practice/internship in dietetics
• Must be a Registered Dietitian and licensed with the state of Minnesota within 5 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams.
• Develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges.
• Assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans.
• Monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community.
• Incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient’s age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs.
• Participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines.
• Develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level