Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Indiana University Health System • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

This is a full-time Inpatient Clinical Dietitian position supporting medical-surgical units at University Hospital. The position is five days per week, with rotating weekends and holidays. There may be an opportunity to work from home, but remote work is not guaranteed.

Inpatient care includes managing nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral nutrition, providing complex diet education, and coordinating discharge. The role may suit an experienced dietitian or an ambitious new dietitian seeking to learn and grow. The Nutrition Care Process includes nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. The dietitian plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates nutrition education individualized to patient and client needs.

Requirements

• Master's degree, or a bachelor's degree earned prior to 2024.
• Requires 0–3 years of relevant experience.
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration must be obtained within six months of the start date.
• Licensure through the state of Indiana must be obtained within one year of the start date.
• Clinical areas billing for service may require CDR approval and an Indiana state RD license before the start date.
• Ability to develop nutritional care plans and provide nutritional education.
• Ability to demonstrate competency in nutrition-focused physical examination and malnutrition documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support medical-surgical units at University Hospital.
• Manage inpatient nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Provide complex diet education.
• Coordinate discharge.
• Perform the Nutrition Care Process, including nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, and nutrition monitoring and evaluation.
• Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate nutrition education individualized to patient and client needs.
• Develop nutritional care plans and provide nutritional education.
• Demonstrate competency in nutrition-focused physical examination and malnutrition documentation.

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness through a qualifying government program
• Employee Assistance Program with counseling at no cost
• Healthy Results wellness programs with points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level