Registered Food & Nutrition Dietitian - FT Days

Advocate Health • Milwaukee, WI

3d • $31 - $46

About The Position

The Registered Food & Nutrition Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for hospital inpatients and, as needed, outpatients. The dietitian assesses nutritional status through medical-history and laboratory-data review, patient interviews, and physical examinations, then develops and implements individualized nutrition plans of care. The role includes prescribing therapeutic diets, oral supplements, and enteral and parenteral nutrition support within the MNT protocol, documenting care in the electronic medical record, and coordinating nutrition care with physicians, pharmacy, nursing, patient services, and other interdisciplinary teams.

The dietitian identifies, treats, and helps prevent malnutrition, performs Nutrition Focused Physical Examinations, documents nutrition diagnoses and quality indicators, and supports regulatory readiness and quality-improvement activities. The role may also support hospital-based outpatient programs, provide nutrition education to patients and families, precept dietetic students and medical residents, and contribute to systemwide clinical nutrition initiatives and practice changes. The position is full time, 40 hours per week, with a Monday-to-Friday schedule, holiday rotation, and weekend rotation.

Requirements

• Dietitian certification issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Registered Dietitian (RD) registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Illinois licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, if applicable to the work location.
• Wisconsin certification by the Department of Safety and Professional Services, if applicable to the work location.
• Bachelor’s degree if CDR registration eligibility was obtained before January 1, 2024; otherwise, a graduate degree (master’s, practice doctorate, or doctoral degree) if initial CDR registration was obtained on or after January 1, 2024.
• Successful completion of an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program.
• Didactic experience in clinical nutrition from an ACEND-approved program.
• Advanced knowledge of clinical nutrition and Nutrition Focused Physical Exams.
• Ability to respond to the needs of a diverse patient population.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organization, decision-making, time-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above the shoulders, and twist frequently; occasionally lift 25 pounds; and have functional vision, hearing, speech, and touch.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing medical nutrition therapy for the hospital inpatient census, including screening, prioritizing, assessing, and recommending interventions.
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care based on life-cycle- and diagnosis-specific nutritional needs.
• Document medical nutrition therapy in the electronic medical record in accordance with clinical documentation and coding standards.
• Prescribe enteral and parenteral nutrition support, calculate nutrient and fluid requirements, assess tolerance and effectiveness, and manage regimen changes in collaboration with physicians and pharmacy.
• Prescribe therapeutic diets, oral nutrition supplements, nutrition support regimens, vitamins and minerals, fluid management, and laboratory work within the MNT protocol.
• Coordinate with patient services, physicians, nursing, and other teams to align food intake, diet restrictions, allergies, supplements, and tube feedings with patients’ clinical and personal needs.
• Recommend clinical nutrition formula and supplement substitutions during supply disruptions and develop patient-specific menus for complex dietary needs.
• Identify, treat, and prevent malnutrition; perform Nutrition Focused Physical Examinations and communicate findings to the medical team.
• Provide nutrition education to patients with moderate or severe malnutrition and to patients and families regarding prescribed diets and nutrition therapy.
• Document Global Malnutrition Composite Score elements and billable nutrition diagnoses, and participate in quality-improvement efforts and regulatory readiness activities.
• Provide clinical support to hospital-based outpatient programs as needed and enter outpatient nutrition charges in the electronic medical record.
• Precept dietetic graduate students and medical residents, monitor progress, provide feedback, and deliver nutrition lectures or orientations as applicable.
• Coordinate nutrition goals and transitions of care with discharge planners, care management, home health, physicians, pharmacy, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to system clinical nutrition initiatives, evidence-based practice changes, policies, procedures, and related operational updates.
• Provide clinical nutrition coverage at other sites throughout the state as needed.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program
• Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual performance-based increases

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level