Dietitian Nutritionist - Gastrointestinal Medicine
About The Position
The Dietitian Nutritionist will be responsible for assessing and monitoring the nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusting nutritional care as indicated. This role involves providing medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling, including assessment, education, and implementation of MNT for patients/clients in assigned areas. The position requires close communication with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to integrate nutrition into the total patient care plan. Key responsibilities include timely and thorough documentation of nutritional care plans, assessments, consultations, and patient education. The role also involves developing, evaluating, and utilizing educational materials, assessing learner responses, and providing periodic in-services on nutrition-related topics. Additionally, the Dietitian Nutritionist will teach and disseminate nutrition research findings and communicate with multidisciplinary departments to ensure standards of excellence and customer satisfaction.
Requirements
- Registered Dietitian (by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment required.
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024, or minimum of master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
- None Required (Experience).
- Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous basis.
- Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and on a computer screen.
- Able to compose written communications frequently.
- Able to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally.
- Able to perform motor skills as reaching out/up.
- Frequent periods of walking, standing, sitting.
- Infrequently squatting, twisting, and bending.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
Responsibilities
- Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas.
- Completes consults and referrals as received.
- Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program.
- Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education in all required documentation tools in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
- Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/client and family education.
- Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials.
- Identifies learning needs using methods appropriate to each learner's developmental and educational level; evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.
- Provides/develops periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested.
- Participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
- Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public.
- Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable to ensure standards of excellence are met for customer satisfaction.
Benefits
- Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards
- Benefits and well-being programs
- Competitive compensation
- Generous retirement offerings
- Programs that invest in your career development
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
