Registered Dietitian
About The Position
The Registered Dietitian provides quality and timely nutritional care to patients and applies relevant regulatory, departmental, and hospital policies and procedures. The role covers nutrition screening, assessment and reassessment; food-drug interactions; enteral and parenteral nutrition support; patient education; and documentation. The dietitian must demonstrate competence in assessing nutritional requirements across the life cycle, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and pregnant or lactating patients. The Registered Dietitian oversees RD Eligible individuals by reviewing and signing off on their notes daily and placing orders for them when applicable.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of health-related services.
- Registered Dietitian credential with the Commission on Dietetic Registration to be obtained within six months.
- Thorough knowledge of regulatory, departmental, and hospital policies and procedures pertaining to nutritional care.
- Competence in assessing nutritional requirements across the life cycle.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience in dietetics and acute care.
Responsibilities
- Provide quality and timely nutritional care to patients.
- Conduct nutrition screening, assessment, and reassessment.
- Address food-drug interactions and enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
- Provide patient education and complete documentation.
- Assess the nutritional requirements of patients across the life cycle, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, and pregnant or lactating patients.
- Review and sign off on RD Eligible individuals’ notes daily.
- Place orders for RD Eligible individuals when applicable.
Benefits
- Medical coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Dental coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements.
- Additional wellness and retirement benefits.
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Job Type
Full-time
