Registered Dietitian

Franciscan Alliance • Indianapolis, IN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest, with 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois. They pride themselves on hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for patients and the communities they serve. This full-time (40 hours/week) day shift position is located at the Franciscan Health Weight Loss Center in Indianapolis, IN.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Registered Dietitian (RD)

Nice To Haves

• Lead and coach others.
• Basic skills with computer software, hardware, and communication devices to perform tasks.
• Convince others in difficult or challenging situations.
• Identify and understand patterns and relationships between numbers.
• Knowledge of terminology used in diagnosis and classification of illnesses, injuries, and disabilities.
• Facilitate and lead meetings.
• Knowledge of typical and atypical human systems and development.
• Critically evaluate and analyze information in written materials.
• Deliver presentations and public speaking engagements.
• Develop effective relationships with patients, hospital departments, and other external parties.
• Interpret test results and formulate reports.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient nutritional needs, diet restrictions and develop a dietary care plan.
• Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of proper nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve quality of life.
• Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
• Consult with physicians and Healthcare personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
• Provide nutritional counseling on special diets to ensure proper preparation and consumption of nourishment.
• Plans and conducts special need group sessions for weight reduction and control.

What This Job Offers

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