Clinical Dietician - Walter B. Jones Center

State of North Carolina

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This Clinical Dietitian position provides on-going, in-depth nutritional assessment of patients who are at increased nutritional risk and requires the development, implementation and review of nutrition care plans to assure attainment and maintenance of optimal nutritional status. This position provides patient counseling with a significant amount of time devoted to those who have chronic or high-risk medical and/or psychiatric problems. The Clinical Dietician is the nutrition expert and resource person for program events that concern health and nutrition issues within the facility. They will develop all menus and detailed recipes and track inventory (to include USDA) as maintained through the food service vendor. This position will serve as the hospital's liaison regarding issues related to food preparation, safety and inventory.

Requirements

• Ability to analyze food management and clinical nutrition care operations to evaluate needs and improvements.
• Ability to assess, design and implement nutritional care plans for individuals.
• Knowledge of current accepted principles and practices of nutrition and dietetics.
• Knowledge of diet therapy and disease.
• Master's degree in foods and nutrition or a related area from an appropriately accredited institution that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and current registration, in good standing, administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); or Bachelor's degree in foods and nutrition, dietetics, or related area from an appropriately accredited institution that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and current registration, in good standing, administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and two years of experience in a clinical dietary setting.

Responsibilities

• on-going, in-depth nutritional assessment of patients who are at increased nutritional risk
• development, implementation and review of nutrition care plans to assure attainment and maintenance of optimal nutritional status
• patient counseling with a significant amount of time devoted to those who have chronic or high-risk medical and/or psychiatric problems
• nutrition expert and resource person for program events that concern health and nutrition issues within the facility
• develop all menus and detailed recipes and track inventory (to include USDA) as maintained through the food service vendor
• serve as the hospital's liaison regarding issues related to food preparation, safety and inventory

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees