Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

IU Health • 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 role is scheduled five days per week, including rotating weekends and holidays. There may be an opportunity to work from home, but remote work is not guaranteed.

Inpatient care includes managing enteral and parenteral nutrition support, providing complex diet education, and coordinating discharge. The role may be professionally fulfilling for an experienced dietitian and provides an opportunity for a newer dietitian 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 tailored to patient and client needs.

Requirements

• A master's degree is required, or a bachelor's degree earned before 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 enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
• Provide complex diet education.
• Coordinate patient 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 government program for qualifying participants who meet its requirements.
• Employee Assistance Program counseling at no cost.
• Healthy Results wellness program, with participation points contributing to a biweekly financial incentive.

What This Job Offers

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