Registered Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is looking to add a Registered Dietitian to its team of compassionate caregivers. The Registered Dietitian in this role will provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Diagnosing and treating malnutrition is essential for excellent patient care, and the provision of MNT (Medical Nutrition Therapy) will allow patients to cope with multiple diagnosis, either new or chronic. Your role is essential in optimizing nutrition care for our patients and the patient experience as a whole. This role offers many opportunities to serve on committees and participate in projects. You may also be inspired to advance your education further and seek an opportunity for advanced practice designations. A caregiver in this position works Monday-Friday from 8:00AM – 4:30PM, including alternating weekends and holidays. Three days per week will be worked in the hospital and two days per week will be based out of an outpatient site. Martin North will be the primary work location, but floating to Martin South, Tradition and outpatient locations in Jensen, St. Lucie and Martin county will be required, as needed.

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

Nice To Haves

EPIC experience
Previous hospital experience

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
Provide counseling and education services to patient with disease processes that require nutritional management.
Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation.
Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies, evaluate appropriate fluid and electrolytes, review laboratory and clinical progress notes, inform physicians of patients' nutritional status and need for changes in diet, 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 designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.
Market services to potential and current referral sources and develop and implement services in response to client's needs and wants.
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 all regulatory organizations, including CMS, JCAO and ADA, and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.