Registered Dietitian
About The Position
Registered Dietitians for Chicago, IL location. Works with specialized patient populations and clinical care teams providing detailed nutrition counseling, nutrition care plans and recommendations for diet, tube feedings, parenteral nutrition, vitamins, nutrition-related medications, and more that impact nutritional status, growth and quality of life. Provides quality specialized nutrition care and education to patients and their families in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Acts as a resource for staff members and provides guidance regarding nutrition care. Designs and develops educational materials for patients and their families. Precepts dietetic interns and develops learning modules. Plans, conducts and evaluates nutrition education programs and assists in program development, quality improvement initiatives, research, policies and procedure review and revisions. Duties focus on patients with Epilepsy, including administration and teaching of Ketogenic Diet therapies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition or related field plus 1 year of experience in clinical nutrition required.
- 1-year of clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian.
- Registered Dietitian (RD) issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- IL licensure as LDN or RD with IL LDN license pending.
- Background check and drug screen required.
Responsibilities
- Providing detailed nutrition counseling, nutrition care plans and recommendations for diet, tube feedings, parenteral nutrition, vitamins, nutrition-related medications, and more that impact nutritional status, growth and quality of life.
- Providing quality specialized nutrition care and education to patients and their families in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Acting as a resource for staff members and provides guidance regarding nutrition care.
- Designing and developing educational materials for patients and their families.
- Precepting dietetic interns and developing learning modules.
- Planning, conducting and evaluating nutrition education programs.
- Assisting in program development, quality improvement initiatives, research, policies and procedure review and revisions.
- Focusing on patients with Epilepsy, including administration and teaching of Ketogenic Diet therapies.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer paid group term life and disability
- Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
- 403(b) with a 5% employer match
- Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
- Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup Childcare and Eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
