Registered Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic

15d•Onsite

About The Position

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients. The role focuses on diagnosing and treating malnutrition and helping patients manage new or chronic diagnoses through nutrition care. The position supports optimal nutrition care and the overall patient experience. The caregiver works 8 five-hour shifts per week, Monday through Friday, with a listed schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The role also includes education, program development, service marketing, support for the dietetic internship program, productivity reporting, professional development, and clinical research.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or a closely related field.
Maintain 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, or successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program.
Ability to navigate extensively throughout the hospital to provide services to many patients.
Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
Physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Nice To Haves

Prior EPIC experience.
Prior hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
Counsel and educate patients with disease processes that require nutritional management.
Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish follow-up systems, and maintain documentation.
Write changes for diet orders; initiate nutrient intake assessments; assess patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies; evaluate fluid and electrolyte status; review laboratory results and clinical progress notes; inform physicians of nutritional status and the need for changes in diet or enteral or parenteral feeding; and develop care plans, documentation, and reassessments.
Develop and contribute to Cleveland Clinic-sponsored education programs for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, peers, and the public.
Create and revise education materials related to disease management through medical nutrition therapy.
Participate in program development to market and expand departmental services and generate revenue.
Market services to potential and current referral sources and develop and implement services in response to client needs and preferences.
Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised-practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking.
Participate in professional growth activities and attend and contribute to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
Conduct clinical research.
Comply with regulatory organizations, including CMS, JCAO, and ADA, and with department and Cleveland Clinic policies and procedures.
Follow standard precautions and use personal protective equipment as required.