Inpatient Clinical Registered Dietitian - Hospital

Thomas Cuisine•Chico, CA

17d•$38•Onsite

About The Position

Make a meaningful impact on patient health through expert nutrition care. As an Inpatient Clinical Registered Dietitian , you’ll assess, plan, and implement individualized nutrition interventions that support recovery and improve quality of life. This role will give you the o pportunity to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients at all levels of acuity and for a wide variety of disease states in a highly rated 300-bed acute care facility in Chico, CA. The Inpatient Clinical Registered Dietitian conducts nutrition assessments, provides therapeutic diet education, designs and evaluates tube feeding and TPN regimens and participates in departmental quality assurance data collection and practice guidelines development. You’ll collaborate with physicians and care teams, provide evidence-based guidance, and ensure compliance with clinical standards and regulatory requirements. Your expertise will help patients thrive—one meal at a time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification or RD-Eligible
CDR card
ServSafe certification
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct nutrition assessment for patients within required time frames.
Obtain timely and appropriate data and analyze/interpret data based on evidence-based standards. The Dietitian will cover Medical, Surgical as well as ICU.
Provide appropriate documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in the patient's medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and plan/goals. Once implemented, the clinical dietitian will monitor the progress toward goals.
Participate in multidisciplinary care conferences and discharge planning activities, as appropriate.
Work closely with other disciplines including OT, PT, speech, and social services to ensure collaboration of care.
Perform nutrition diagnosis after identifying the problem and clarify the cause of the problem with the patient's medical team.
Develop, implement, and/or make recommendations for an individualized plan for nutrition intervention, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Review/approve therapeutic diets to ensure compliance with all state and federal guidelines.
Assess and evaluate techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
Work collaboratively with and provide area supervision of dining service staff to assure accuracy of diet prescriptions and high level of customer satisfaction/scores.
Provide appropriate follow-up in accordance with the patient's treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community resources or home services, as appropriate.
Conduct in-services and educational presentations to hospital/department staff.
Maintain accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, as required.
Participate in the orientation and training of new dietitians and DTR’s.
Function as a preceptor to dietetic students and interns.
Plan learning experiences, teach and evaluate the performance of students and interns.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.