Registered Dietitian - Einstein Medical Center - Part Time - 16hrs Weekly

Jefferson Health Plans

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Primary Responsibilities Provides appropriate medical nutrition therapy goals for patients throughout the organization. Educates patients regarding their diet/nutrition plan for discharge when needed. Serves as a nutrition resource to physicians, nursing staff, and other health care team members. Participates in patient care rounds. Essential Functions • Acts as the patient’s primary advocate for all aspects of nutrition care. Assesses nutrition needs for patients receiving enteral and parenteral feedings, and/or eating based on age and disease specific requirements. • Develops, implements, and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions for patients based on departmental policies and procedures. • Provides nutrition education to patients, families, and/or caregivers as needed. Educates and acts as a resource for students, residents, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare team members regarding nutrition support practices. • Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently utilizing Jefferson’s core values. • Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, support staff, physicians and other allied health team members. • General knowledge of nutrients analysis, electronic medical record, and spreadsheet software

Requirements

• Bachelors Nutrition or Dietetics Required
• Completion of a supervised practice program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Registered Dietitian or eligible for registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. If registration eligible, must past the dietetic registration exam within 6 months of hire.
• Licensure state of Pennsylvania within 6 months of hire.
• Position may be terminated if registration and/or Licensure is not achieved within the required timeframe.

Nice To Haves

• Masters Related Field Preferred
• One year acute care hospital/critical care experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate medical nutrition therapy goals for patients throughout the organization.
• Educates patients regarding their diet/nutrition plan for discharge when needed.
• Serves as a nutrition resource to physicians, nursing staff, and other health care team members.
• Participates in patient care rounds.
• Acts as the patient’s primary advocate for all aspects of nutrition care.
• Assesses nutrition needs for patients receiving enteral and parenteral feedings, and/or eating based on age and disease specific requirements.
• Develops, implements, and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions for patients based on departmental policies and procedures.
• Provides nutrition education to patients, families, and/or caregivers as needed.
• Educates and acts as a resource for students, residents, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare team members regarding nutrition support practices.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently utilizing Jefferson’s core values.
• Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, support staff, physicians and other allied health team members.
• General knowledge of nutrients analysis, electronic medical record, and spreadsheet software

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

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