Clinical Inpatient Dietitian

Essentia Health • Duluth, MN

2d • $58,427 - $87,651 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing Medical Nutrition Therapy for patients in the acute care setting as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Specialty areas of coverage include Behavioral Health and Inpatient Rehab. The Dietitian will: (1) assess nutrition needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans with medically complex patients to develop, document, and implement dietary-care plans; (2) evaluate electronic medical record in preparing nutrition recommendations; (3) counsel individuals, groups, and their families on individualized nutrition prescriptions, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life; and (4) incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans. Position supervises 1-2 Student Preceptors per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, or a related field
• 6 months related experience
• 6 months of experience with Performing comprehensive nutrition assessments for medically complex patients including evaluating nutritional needs, interpreting lab values, diagnosing malnutrition, diet restrictions, and current health plans
• 6 months of experience with Developing and implementing medical nutrition therapy and providing nutritional counseling/education to patients, groups, and their families
• 6 months of experience with Using EPIC Electronic Medical Records and CBORD Diet Office System to maintain accurate documentation of medical nutrition therapy assessments, interventions, follow up, and care plans
• Must be licensed or eligible to be licensed with the State of Minnesota Board of Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
• Must be registered or registry eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association

Responsibilities

• assess nutrition needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans with medically complex patients to develop, document, and implement dietary-care plans
• evaluate electronic medical record in preparing nutrition recommendations
• counsel individuals, groups, and their families on individualized nutrition prescriptions, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life
• incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans
• supervises 1-2 Student Preceptors per year

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions
• training
• tuition reimbursement
• educational programs
• flexible scheduling
• generous time off
• wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees