Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Advocate Health • Macon, GA

2d • $29 - $43

About The Position

The Inpatient Clinical Dietitian assesses and monitors patients’ nutritional status, using current scientific literature and considering medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation to guide and adjust nutritional care. The dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and counseling, completes consults and referrals, and coordinates nutrition care with physicians, nurses, and other members of the care team.

The role includes completing timely and thorough documentation; assessing the effectiveness of patient and family education; developing and evaluating education materials; and identifying learning needs in ways appropriate to each learner. The dietitian may provide in-services, help orient and mentor team members and dietetic interns under managerial guidance, and share nutrition research findings with medical, nursing, pharmacy, patient, and public audiences. The position also communicates with multidisciplinary departments about patient care and related issues.

The schedule is daytime, primarily weekdays, with occasional weekend and holiday coverage. The position is full-time at 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration and state-board licensure as applicable, or successful completion of the Registered Dietitian examination with registration and licensure required within six months of employment.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or a related field if CDR registration eligibility was obtained before January 1, 2024; minimum master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
• Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles and skills appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
• Able to communicate verbally continuously and read written communications continuously, including on a computer screen; compose written communications frequently.
• Able to occasionally lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less; perform reaching motor skills; and frequently walk, stand, and sit. Squatting, twisting, and bending are required infrequently.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor patients’ nutritional status and adjust nutritional care using current scientific literature and relevant medical, anthropometric, clinical, and nutrition evaluation information.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling, including assessment, education, development, monitoring, and implementation of care for patients in assigned areas.
• Complete consults and referrals as received.
• Coordinate nutrition care with physicians, nurses, and others as part of the overall patient therapy program.
• Complete required documentation, including nutrition care plans, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses, and patient education, in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
• Assess the effectiveness of patient and family education; develop, evaluate, and use appropriate education materials; identify learning needs; and evaluate and document learner responses.
• Provide or develop periodic in-services for team members and other disciplines as requested.
• Participate, under the guidance of the manager or designee, in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
• Teach and disseminate nutrition research results and findings to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and the public.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary departments about patient care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable.

Benefits

• Paid time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on role
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual performance-based increases

What This Job Offers

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