Clinical Dietitian Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree; for degrees received before January 1, 2024, Commission on Dietetics Registration certification and completion of a one-year dietetic internship are required.
• For degrees received on or after January 1, 2024, a master's degree, CEND certification, and completion of a one-year dietetic internship are required.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Registry-eligible by the Commission on Dietetic Registration upon hire.
• Obtain Registered Dietitian (RD) credential within 9 months.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a busy, multidisciplinary medical practice setting.
• Ability to prioritize workload and multitask accurately and efficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Clinical nutrition experience in a healthcare setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing nutritional assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and education to patients and families.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifecycle, from infants to older adults, as assigned.
• Integrate evidence-based research into patient education, practice, and patient management.
• Communicate nutrition plans and their rationale to team members verbally and in the medical record.
• Use HIPAA-secure patient communication modalities such as Zoom and MyChart.
• Educate patients, families, and significant others on medical nutrition therapy and food-drug interactions.
• Ensure continuity of care when patients transition to another level of care or are discharged.
• Develop nutrition education materials.
• Serve as a clinical preceptor to dietetic interns and provide didactic training to nutrition students, peers, and other medical professionals.
• Participate in orientation, training, and in-service education for professional and other nutrition staff.
• Participate in continuing education opportunities.
• Participate in unit-based, disease-specific, interdisciplinary, and weekly nutrition support rounds.
• Serve as a consultant and resource to healthcare team members and as a liaison between patients or units and foodservice staff.
• Participate in quality assurance activities, including productivity and malnutrition tracking.
• Serve on committees for department and hospital initiatives.
• Represent the department at community nutrition functions.
• Attend scheduled department staff meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.