Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Macon, GA

22h

About The Position

The Inpatient Clinical Dietitian assesses and monitors patients’ nutritional status and adjusts nutritional care based on current scientific literature, medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation. The dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and counseling, including assessment, education, development, monitoring, and implementation of nutrition care for patients in assigned areas. The role completes consults and referrals and coordinates nutrition care with physicians, nurses, and other team members. The position documents nutrition care plans, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses, and patient education in required systems. It evaluates patient and family education, develops appropriate materials, identifies learning needs, and documents learner responses. The dietitian may provide in-services, support orientation and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns under a manager’s guidance, and share nutrition research findings with clinical teams, patients, and the public. The role also communicates with multidisciplinary departments about patient care and issues. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position at Navicent Health Medical Center, with 40 hours per week. The schedule is daytime, primarily weekdays, with occasional weekend and holiday coverage. The stated pay range is $28.55–$42.85.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensure by the affiliated state board as applicable; alternatively, successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam, with registration and licensure required within six months of employment.
Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or a related field if CDR registration eligibility was obtained before January 1, 2024; a master’s degree is required if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
No prior experience required.
Ability to communicate verbally continuously and read written communications continuously, both in hard copy and on a computer screen.
Ability to compose written communications frequently.
Ability to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally; perform reaching motor skills; and frequently walk, stand, and sit. Squatting, twisting, and bending are required infrequently.

Responsibilities

Assess and monitor patient nutritional status and adjust nutritional care as indicated, using current scientific literature and relevant medical, anthropometric, clinical, and nutrition evaluation information.
Provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling, including assessment, education, and development, monitoring, and implementation of nutrition care for patients in assigned areas.
Complete consults and referrals as received.
Coordinate nutrition care with physicians, nurses, and other team members as part of the total patient therapy program.
Complete required documentation, including nutrition care plans, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses, and patient education, accurately and promptly.
Provide patient and family education, assess its effectiveness, develop and use appropriate educational materials, identify learner needs, and evaluate and document learner responses.
Develop and provide periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested.
Participate, under manager or designee guidance, 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 providing personnel performance feedback when requested or applicable.
Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles and competency appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

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
Paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
Financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Career development programs
Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual performance-based increases