Clinical Dietitian, Acute Care, Jefferson City
About The Position
MU Health Care is seeking a passionate and driven Clinical Dietitian to provide personalized nutrition care in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The role is based on-site at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri, in the Clinical Nutrition department. The schedule is Monday through Friday with rotating weekends and holidays. The Clinical Dietitian assesses patients, establishes nutrition diagnoses, individualizes interventions, and monitors progress. The position also provides nutrition education and counseling, collaborates with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff, and supports clinical nutrition operations, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, and professional development.
Requirements
- Dietitian licensure from the Missouri Committee of Dietitians board.
- Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- A master's degree or five years of inpatient clinical dietitian experience.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree.
- Advanced-level certification in the area of coverage within five years as a condition of continued employment. Listed certifications include CNSC, CSR, CSP, CSPCC, CSO, RDN-AP or RD-AP, and CDCES.
- Additional license or certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.
Responsibilities
- Conduct nutrition assessments, make nutrition diagnoses when appropriate, individualize nutrition interventions, monitor progress toward goals, and prioritize care, including cross-coverage for other inpatient units as assigned.
- Provide ongoing nutrition education, including education for dietetic students and interns, inpatient nutrition counseling, assessment of educational needs, and development or revision of patient education materials.
- Share information from educational meetings and webinars with peers.
- Communicate with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff; attend interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and patient care conferences; and serve as a nutrition resource to medical staff and allied health personnel.
- Assign and direct dietitian and diet technician workloads during weeks on call.
- Assist with regulatory compliance and identify opportunities to increase awareness of nutrition services.
- Participate in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, processes, protocols, and goals.
- Participate in orientation of new clinical nutrition staff and ongoing training of dietitians and diet technicians in areas of expertise.
- Collect performance improvement data, monitor outcomes, initiate corrective actions, inform the manager of issues affecting the work area, assist in determining solutions, and highlight positive actions or behaviors.
- Maintain current professional development and nutrition care expertise to support evidence-based practice.
- Complete unit- or department-specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.
Benefits
- Health, vision, and dental insurance coverage starting day one.
- Paid leave and paid time off, including ten holidays.
- Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years.
- Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%).
- Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels, and more.
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Job Type
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