Registered Dietitian, Outpatient

Baptist Healthcare System•Lexington, KY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Diabetes Care Clinic helps patients manage their condition and enables them to lead the lives they want to lead. The program offers preventive and maintenance services for adults suffering from diabetes. Under limited supervision, provides professional medical nutrition therapy to groups and individuals of all ages and abilities, in a variety of settings in the outpatient nutrition service area. Follows established standards of practice and guidelines defined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, USDA, American Diabetes Association, and other evidenced based resources for the assessment of patients, and subsequent planning, implementation, evaluation of nutrition education. Services also include continuum of care for out-patients requiring medical nutrition therapy. Works with an established multidisciplinary team of professionals to provide quality nutrition education services including all department services. Also provides support to the outpatient diabetes education services as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree
Experience with patient education and counseling
One year related experience
Current registration or registration-eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (must become registered within 4 months of hire unless extension granted)
Licensed Dietitian in Kentucky or licensed-eligible after receiving CDR registration (must become licensed in KY within 4 months after receiving CDR registration unless extension granted)

Responsibilities

Provides professional medical nutrition therapy to groups and individuals of all ages and abilities in a variety of settings in the outpatient nutrition service area.
Follows established standards of practice and guidelines for the assessment of patients, and subsequent planning, implementation, and evaluation of nutrition education.
Provides continuum of care for out-patients requiring medical nutrition therapy.
Works with an established multidisciplinary team of professionals to provide quality nutrition education services.
Provides support to the outpatient diabetes education services as needed.