Nutritionist

Clinical Nutritionist

Under the direction of the Chief Clinical Dietitian, this position provides nutrition assessment and care for designated patient populations. This position is responsible for the coordination of nutrition care including nutrition assessment and recommendation, communication with other members of the interdisciplinary care team, education of patients and families when determined appropriate, and documentation in the patient medical record. Nutrition Care is delivered in a variety of settings including inpatient units, inpatient classes, outpatient clinics and classes, scheduled individual outpatient visits, community presentations and programs. The customers of the position include inpatients, outpatients, patients' families, physician office staff, physicians, and community members. Ages of customers range from infants to the elderly. The position participates in the Clinical RD Team and the Food and Nutrition Services department. The hours are primarily day shift, with rotating every 5th or 6th weekend coverage and occasional evening hours. This position does not provide direct patient care.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; with a fifth year internship completed with an accredited institution, or have completed a Coordinated Undergraduate Program in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Registration Eligible with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Supervisory responsibilities, physical demands, work environment, and interpersonal relations are also outlined in the job description.