Registered Dietitian (LDN / RDN) - Baltimore (relo avail) - Acute Care

Intermedia Group•Baltimore, MD

20d•Onsite

About The Position

This is an inpatient acute care role in Baltimore, Maryland. The Registered Dietitian will float throughout all areas of the hospital and provide clinical nutrition services in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health team to promote wellness, maintain current health, and intervene in acute or chronic illness. The role provides medical nutrition therapy for patients in accordance with provider orders and hospital and Clinical Nutrition Department policies, assesses patients identified as being at nutrition risk, and provides nutrition education as needed. The dietitian also supports the Food and Clinical Nutrition Department teams. The schedule is five 8-hour weekday day shifts, with one weekend shift every four weeks. Entry-level candidates with the required LDN/RDN credentials are considered, at the lower end of the stated salary range.

Requirements

Master of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition or a related field; this requirement may be waived for those grandfathered into the license without a master's degree.
Completion of a dietetic internship.
Successful passing of the registration examination for dietitians.
Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (LDN).
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
Comfort working in an acute care environment.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical nutrition services in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health team.
Provide medical nutrition therapy in accordance with provider orders and hospital and Clinical Nutrition Department policies.
Assess patients identified as being at nutrition risk in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Provide nutrition education as identified.
Support the Food and Clinical Nutrition Department teams.
Float throughout all areas of the hospital.