Registered Dietician

Cleveland Clinic•Akron, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family. People seek guidance from a Registered Dietitian (RD) for many reasons. Some individuals want to maximize wellness and learn to eat healthier to decrease the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. Others would like to learn more about sports nutrition, maintaining a healthy weight or aging healthfully. No matter what the reason is, Registered Dietitians help develop personal diet plans to help every patient achieve their goals. A caregiver in this position works 8:00am to 4:30pm or 7:30am to 4:00pm.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics or a related field
Current licensure to practice dietetics in the current state (LD)
Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
One year experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition
Successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program may substitute for experience requirement

Responsibilities

Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients.
Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system, and maintain documentation.
Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes, review laboratory and clinical progress notes and inform physicians of their patients’ nutritional status and need for diet changes.
Create and revise education materials, participate in program development, and develop, implement and market services.
Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.