Inpatient Registered Dietitian
About The Position
The Registered Dietitian Clinical facilitates the nutrition care process to provide individuals with quality medical nutrition therapy for common disease states and/or to promote optimal wellness. This position can be hired as a Registered Dietitian Clinical or Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Requirements
- Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration or registration eligible. If hired in registration eligible status, employee must successfully pass the Registered Dietitian credentialing exam within 6 months of hire to remain in the job.
- For registration eligible graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master’s degree by an accredited university. Education is verified.
- Completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program.
- State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians. If the primary state of practice requires licensure or certification, this must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
- General Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
- Malnutrition Diagnosis
- Nutrition Requirement Calculations
- Anthropometric Measurements
- Nutrition Education
- Critical Thinking
- Customer Service
- Professional Communication
- Computer Proficiency
Nice To Haves
- Experience in clinical dietetics, preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in multiple patient populations and/or disease types.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice.
- 2 or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting, preferred.
- Experience in managing patients in a specialty area, preferred.
- Relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential (CNSC, CSP, CDCES, CSO, CSR, CSOWM, etc.), preferred
Responsibilities
- Completes and documents nutrition assessment.
- Assess and interpret nutrition-related lab values.
- Identifies and documents nutrition diagnosis.
- Identifies and implements appropriate nutrition interventions including quality nutrition education based on customer needs, expectations, and culture.
- Monitors and evaluates individual nutrition outcomes related to nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions.
- Communicates nutrition expertise with all appropriate healthcare providers.
- Collaborates with other dietitians including referring patients to specialty-trained dietitians as appropriate.
- Supports nutrition care across the healthcare continuum.
- Participates in department continuous improvement projects.
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
