Dietitian Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in nutrition or dietetics.
• Completion of a supervised practice didactic program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
• Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration within six months of hire.
• Georgia Licensed Dietitian (LD) credential within six months of hire.
• Experience with electronic medical record charting systems and other software related to foodservice systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of clinical nutrition best practices and the dietetics profession.
• Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process and its use in complex clinical cases.
• Ability to think critically and apply nutrition interventions for patients with multiple comorbidities or special needs, including enteral nutrition management.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with healthcare professionals and share nutrition knowledge and expertise.
• Ability to provide care with patient interests and health in mind.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of clinical experience is highly preferred.
• AHA-BLS certification is preferred.
• Knowledge of malnutrition assessment, including performing nutrition-focused physical exams, is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ nutrition and education needs in collaboration with patients, families, and the healthcare team.
• Establish care goals and develop, implement, and maintain nutrition care plans based on identified needs.
• Use the Nutrition Care Process and Wellstar policies to screen, assess, diagnose, intervene, and monitor/evaluate patients at nutrition risk.
• Calculate nutrient requirements based on patients’ ages and disease-specific needs, and perform nutrition-focused physical exams when appropriate.
• Provide evidence-based medical nutrition therapy and evaluate its effectiveness and patient outcomes.
• Document patient encounters and relevant communications in the healthcare record according to hospital and department policies.
• Identify, monitor, and evaluate enteral nutrition support regimens and manage enteral nutrition support under medical staff supervision.
• Develop and implement transitional feeding plans.
• Assess patients’ learning needs, barriers, preferred learning styles, and educational levels, and provide appropriate nutrition education.
• Use community resources across the continuum of care to support positive patient outcomes.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, committees, team huddles, performance improvement, research, and quality improvement activities.
• Locate, review, apply, and share research and best-practice findings with healthcare team members, dietetic interns, patients, and families.
• Complete assigned peer chart audits, review findings with the nutrition leader, maintain productivity logs, and evaluate service quality and outcomes.
• Mentor dietetic interns and diet technicians and share nutrition knowledge and expertise.
• Conduct yearly self-assessments, identify professional development needs, document professional development activities, and pursue continued learning.
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.