Registered Dietitian - Nutrition

Cleveland Clinic • Avon, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian provides individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients, helping them address wellness goals and manage nutritional needs. The role includes implementing and communicating nutritional care plans, establishing follow-up systems, and maintaining documentation. The dietitian evaluates patients’ nutritional status, including nutrient intake, possible deficiencies, fluids and electrolytes, laboratory results, and clinical progress, and informs physicians about nutritional status and potential diet changes. The role also contributes to education materials and program development, develops and promotes services, and supports the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice preceptor and class instructor. The position is based at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland. Caregivers may start between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., with schedules listed as 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., or 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

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 of experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition; successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program may substitute for the experience requirement.
• Ability to navigate extensively throughout the hospital to provide services to many patients.
• Manual dexterity sufficient for computer entry.
• Physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients.
• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate the plans, establish follow-up systems, and maintain documentation.
• Write changes for diet orders; initiate nutrient intake assessments; assess patients for nutritional deficiencies; evaluate fluids and electrolytes; review laboratory results and clinical progress notes; and inform physicians of 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.
• Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.

What This Job Offers

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