Senior Clinical Dietitian - PRN Inpatient

ThedaCare • Appleton, WI

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About The Position

The Senior Clinical Dietitian assesses nutritional status and develops and implements comprehensive nutrition care plans for hospitalized patients. The role performs nutrition-focused physical assessments to diagnose malnutrition and writes orders for enteral and parenteral nutrition, supplements, and additives. It supports hospitalized patients requiring nutrition support seven days per week, responds to consults within 24 hours, and participates in interdisciplinary care coordination, patient and family education, and discharge planning. The dietitian also supports department programs, policies, goals, and process improvement; oversees dietetic technician assessments and interventions within their scope of practice; and serves as a preceptor for dietetic interns.

The schedule is flexible and PRN, generally Monday through Friday, with an every-eighth-weekend rotation and one holiday per year. The position is based in a climate-controlled office setting with daily movement throughout the facility and regular interaction with department members and other healthcare providers. The job is exposed to blood-borne pathogens while performing duties.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian.
• Certified Dietitian.
• One year of experience in hospital nutrition.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds without assistance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, monitor, and coordinate nutrition care plans based on client needs in collaboration with other health professionals.
• Write orders for enteral and parenteral nutrition, supplements, and additives as indicated by the assessment and plan of care.
• Support hospitalized patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition seven days per week, including holidays, and respond to consults within 24 hours, including qualifying ambulatory patients identified through nutrition-risk screening.
• Perform nutrition-focused physical examinations to diagnose malnutrition.
• Counsel individuals and family members on nutrition principles, dietary plans, food selection, and the economics of nutrition; adapt plans to individual needs, lifestyle, and cultural eating habits; provide follow-up and referrals as appropriate.
• Collaborate with the dining and patient meal department to plan and evaluate menus that meet nutritional needs while considering food preferences.
• Document assessments, recommendations, plans of care, education interventions, and goals in EPIC.
• Participate in discharge planning and recommend home-care nutritional needs.
• Interpret, evaluate, and use current research to provide effective nutritional care.
• Use the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Manual as a resource for educational materials.
• Participate in process-improvement work to support care delivery in the acute-care setting.
• Oversee dietetic technician assessments and interventions within the scope of practice defined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns.

Benefits

• Lifestyle engagement resources, including health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps, and mental health support.
• Access and affordability resources, including minimal or zero copays, team-member cost-sharing premiums, and daycare.
• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed