Dietitian (Casual) - Medical Nutrition Therapy

Hennepin Healthcare•Minneapolis, MN

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides medical nutrition therapy to patients with a variety of conditions in a variety of settings. Supervises the provision of nutritional services to patients in assigned work area.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in food/nutrition or dietetics
Completion of a commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) approved practice program
Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) and have licensure in Minnesota as a Licensed Dietitian (LD) -OR- RD eligible and become licensed in Minnesota within six months of employment
Possesses nutrition knowledge to care for patients across the life cycle
Excellent verbal and written communication skills such as to communicate with a broad range of individuals
Maintains basic computer skills in order to complete job functions using a variety of software and hardware (including but not limited to the electronic health record)

Nice To Haves

Computer skills preferred

Responsibilities

Assesses patient’s nutritional needs, develops and implements nutrition care plan and goals for patients based on individualized needs in both inpatient and ambulatory settings
Assesses appropriateness of nutrition and medication regimen (including diet, enteral, and/or parenteral regimens) and makes corresponding recommendations to the health care provider
Documents nutritional care provided, patient/client responses to care, and changes in care plan per department and organization standards of care in the electronic health record
Attends interdisciplinary rounds in assigned areas. Consults with other members of the health care team about the nutritional needs of patients including physicians, nurses, and therapists to coordinate care for the patient in both inpatient and outpatient areas
Writes orders for medical nutrition therapy. Takes verbal orders from physicians to modify the patient's medical nutrition therapy plan, documenting the verbal order in the medical record according to hospital policy when appropriate
Participates in training new staff and in-service training for existing staff
Develops educational materials pertaining to health and nutrition, using current evidence-based protocols
Provides nutrition education and counseling to patients, families, health care professionals, and community groups, and serves as a preceptor to students
Makes appropriate referrals to health care providers
May place feeding tubes as directed (inpatient only)
Attends conferences, seminars, webinars, and workshops to sustain current knowledge of nutrition topics and maintain licensure and registration. Uses best available research as the foundation for evidence based practice
Participates in quality improvement initiatives within the department and/or organization
Effectively communicates departmental, organization, and industry information to staff
Maintains basic computer skills in order to complete job functions using a variety of software and hardware (including but not limited to the electronic health record)