Clinical Dietitian
About The Position
The Clinical Dietitian coordinates the nutritional aspects of patient care in a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, and serves as a resource for promoting nutrition education within the organization and community. This position performs and documents nutrition assessments for at risk patients identified through nutrition screening. This position assesses nutritional needs and identifies nutrient requirements, according to age and disease-specific needs of patients. The Clinical Dietitian, also, provides diet education and counseling on therapeutic diets, and collaborates with other hospital services to implement the nutrition care plan. Sign on Bonus available (Ask Talent Acquisition Advisor if eligible for Sign-on Bonus) OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY AND INPATIENT. WEEKEND ROTATION EVERY 6 WEEKS AT INDIANAPOLIS CAMPUS.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree Dietetics or Nutrition Related Field
- 2 years Clinical Dietetics
- Registered Dietitian (RD) - State Licensing Board within 90 days of hire
- State Certification or Licensure - .within 180 days of hire
Responsibilities
- Approve patient menus and nutrition supplements.
- Calculate patients' nutritional needs for oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Maintain pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, prescribe or modify therapeutic diets, as needed, to meet the nutritional needs of the patients and documents nutrition care plan in the medical record.
- Participate in patient care conferences and collaborate with other hospital services including medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, and social work, to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of the patients.
- Perform and document nutritional assessments, including nutrition-focused physical assessments, when applicable, and evaluate patient tolerance to therapeutic diets, when appropriate.
- Perform nutrition reassessment by monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the nutrition care plan.
- Perform patient access duties: schedules, checks in, checks out, and enter charges for nutrition appointments.
- Plan and implement patient nutrition interventions, and establish goals aimed at resolving nutrition-related problems.
- Provide nutrition education and counseling to inpatients, outpatients, their families, caretakers, staff, and the community.
- Review medical records, and interview the patient and their caregivers to collect food and nutrition-related history or client history assessment data.
- Serve as preceptor for dietetic interns, and provides on-the-job training for new hires.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit offerings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
