Registered Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic•Colesville, MD

20d•Onsite

About The Position

People seek guidance from a Registered Dietitian (RD) for many reasons, whether to maximize wellness, learn healthier eating habits or decrease the risk of chronic diseases. Using your knowledge and education, you will develop personalized treatment plans for patients according to their medical histories, individual needs and goals. This role is integral to our comprehensive model of care, encompassing every aspect of wellness and health. A caregiver in this position works days, 8:00am—4:30pm. Weekends/holidays rotation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field
Current licensure as a Licensed Dietitian (LD)
Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in Clinical Nutrition OR successful completion of CCF Dietetic Internship Program
Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.
Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Responsibilities

Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients.
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 nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes and review laboratory and clinical progress notes.
Inform physicians of patient nutritional status and need for diet changes.
Create and revise education materials, participate in program development and develop, implement and market services.
Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.