Registered Dietitian

UT Southwestern Medical Center•Dallas, TX

27d

About The Position

Works under general supervision to provide medical nutrition therapy for patients. The role includes assessing patients’ diets and nutritional status, providing nutrition counseling and education, preparing special diet menus, and evaluating the outcomes of nutrition interventions. The position interacts with members of the healthcare team and may involve direct patient care, research-participant interaction, or maintaining patient or human-subjects research records. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Effective January 1, 2024, new candidates who qualify for the certification exam must have a graduate degree. Candidates who qualified for the exam or received their Registered Dietitian credential before January 1, 2024, require only a bachelor's degree.
Registered Dietitian (RD) credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Licensed Dietitian (LD) credential in the State of Texas.
If awaiting RD and/or LD credentials at hire, obtain them within six months of the hire date and work under the supervision of a Licensed Dietitian while awaiting them.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

Collect nutritional data from patient medical records and evaluation instruments.
Document and provide medical nutrition therapy for the prevention and treatment of diseases.
Prepare special diet menus for patients requiring special dietary treatment.
Assess diets and nutritional status of patients throughout the life cycle and provide nutrition counseling and education as appropriate.
Perform and manage nutrient analysis using a computer.
Interact and confer with healthcare team members, including physicians, nurses, and hospital floor receptionists, about patients’ dietary and nutritional needs.
Evaluate outcomes of nutrition interventions.
Develop and/or revise nutrition education materials.
Perform duties that may include direct patient care, interaction with human-subjects research participants, or maintaining, modifying, releasing, or otherwise affecting patient or human-subjects research records.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

PPO medical plan, available on day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage.
Preventive healthcare coverage at 100% with no copay.
Paid time off available on day one.
Retirement programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
Paid parental leave.
Wellness programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer.
Paid holidays.
On-site childcare.