Registered Dietitian - Outpatient

Cleveland Clinic

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About The Position

Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute (DDSI) provides patients with the most advanced level of medical and surgical care, primarily focused on the safe and proven treatment of disorders related to the gastrointestinal tract. Of the top digestive disease centers in the United States, DDSI is the first of its kind to unite all specialists in one unique, fully integrated model of care – aimed at optimizing the patient experience. Cleveland Clinic is recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. 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. This position focuses on providing nutrition care to adult patients, with an emphasis on general nutrition and solid organ transplant populations. A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00am—4:30pm. No weekends/holidays. The role includes three days onsite at the medical center and two days remote (work from home) each week, allowing for a balanced and flexible work schedule while supporting specialized patient needs.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree