Registered Dietician

Cahaba Medical Care Foundation • Centreville, AL

18d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing direct outpatient care and managing the nutrition care process for an assigned patient population. The Registered Dietician will perform assessments, diagnoses, interventions, monitoring, and evaluations. They will identify and implement interventions to improve patient nutrition and health outcomes, and use clear nutrition diagnoses understandable to patients and the interdisciplinary team. The position also requires providing leadership in nutrition care, assisting with the creation and revision of educational materials, and contributing to department and corporate initiatives. Additionally, the role involves participating in professional growth activities, utilizing clinical software, designing and leading the corporate wellness plan, assisting with specific classes like CenteringDiabetes and CenteringPregnancy, and supporting community initiatives to improve population health. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Maintain a state license by the Alabama Dietetic Licensure Board.
• Submits to the necessary components to maintain privileging within the clinic including background checks, random drug screens, peer reviews by CMO, certification of fitness to perform duties, and willingness to comply with the various quality improvement programs.
• Be self-directed and independent, but also work well in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Demonstrate a high degree of competency with computers, including the ability to use an Electronic Medical Record reporting system (training will be provided).
• Possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with patients and colleagues, that augment positive patient outcomes.
• Must be passionate about healthcare and committed to our mandate of putting “Patients First”.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of two years of experience in patient care following board licensure is desired.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct outpatient care for an assigned patient population.
• Perform nutrition care process including assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation.
• Use nutrition diagnosis to describe nutrition problems so that they are clear to the patient and each member of the patient’s interdisciplinary team.
• Identify and perform brief interventions that improve patients’ nutrition and health outcomes.
• Provide leadership and direction related to nutrition care with interdisciplinary team members including physicians, nurses, residents, students, and other allied health professionals.
• Assist with the creation and revision of educational material related to patient care.
• Actively contribute to department and corporate initiatives, including committees and projects.
• Participate in targeted professional growth activities and continuous personal development.
• Utilize clinical software applications to facilitate care including AthenaHealth and Google Drive.
• Help design and lead the corporate wellness plan.
• Assist with CenteringDiabetes and CenteringPregnancy classes.
• Assist with community initiatives that help to improve the health of the service population of CMC.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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