Registered Dietitian

AdventHealth • Zephyrhills, FL

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About The Position

At AdventHealth, our primary customers are patients and families. Our partners are physicians and our team members are all employees of AdventHealth. The registered dietitian utilizes the nutrition care process to screen, assess, diagnose, offer nutrition intervention, and monitor the nutrition status and progress of patients. The registered dietitian uses the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance for registered dietitians. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or nutrition related field.
• Current active registered dietitian status with Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Current active licensed status in the state in which they practice.

Responsibilities

• Completes nutrition focused physical assessments, takes measurements, reviews medical records, collects data via interviews, utilizes validated tools, evaluates anthropometric status, and calculates estimated comparative standards.
• Evaluates assessment data to identify nutrition risks, nutrition problems, criteria consistent with malnutrition, knowledge deficits, and/or high-risk health behaviors.
• Offers nutrition recommendations, orders, education/counseling, and/or referral to other services.
• Provides counseling and education that reflects appropriate health literacy and cultural sensitivity to patients with disease processes that require nutritional management.
• Uses evidenced based theories and concepts to include transtheoretical model and motivational interviewing.
• Makes follow-up available to detect progress.
• Adjust nutrition plans of care to reach nutrition goals and to promote optimal outcomes.

Benefits

• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

What This Job Offers

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