Registered Dietician

Job Description

** GENERAL SUMMARY: **

Serve as an expert Clinical Nutritional Consultant and key resource to the healthcare team. Delivers end-to-end, personalized nutritional care—including assessment, diagnosis, care plan implementation, counseling, and outcome evaluation—for patients and their families. Coordinates educational programs, mentors future dietitians, and collaborates across departments to promote wellness.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

** Direct Patient Care & Clinical Process **

• Comprehensive Assessment: Gather, verify, and interpret data (patient history, clinical labs, anthropometrics, and nutrition-focused physical findings) to pinpoint nutrition-related issues.
• Nutrition Diagnosis: Formulate precise diagnoses (Intake, Clinical, or Behavioral-Environmental) that can be resolved or improved via targeted dietetic interventions.
• Intervention & Care Plans: Design and implement tailored nutrition therapy, including specialized diets, meal/supplement planning, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and targeted counseling.
• Monitoring & Outcome Evaluation: Track patient progress against clinical goals, monitor food tolerances/consistencies, and adjust care plans as needed.

Patient & Community Education

• Inpatient & Discharge Counseling: Educate patients and families on specialized diet plans during and after hospitalization to support long-term health.
• Resource Development: Design and update educational materials tailored to patient and community needs.
• Programs & Seminars: Develop and host in-service classes, community health offerings, and educational seminars on nutritional topics.

** Interdisciplinary Collaboration & Operations **

• Healthcare Team Consultation: Advise medical staff on advances in diet therapy, critical lab values, and unique patient needs.
• Culinary Wellness Liaison: Partner with patient and retail foodservice teams to ensure meal quality and address dietary concerns.
• Quality & Complaints: Investigate unusual occurrences or customer service feedback to continuously improve care.

** Professional Leadership & Administration **

• Precepting & Mentorship: Supervise, train, and mentor dietetic interns and students.
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain thorough, accurate clinical documentation in electronic medical records while adhering to organizational policies and ethical standards.
• Special Projects & Continuous Learning: Participate in clinical committees, support special initiatives, and maintain active professional development.

Qualifications:
Qualifications

** EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ** :

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND-accredited DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) and supervised practice program (dietetic internship) required IF: Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential was obtained prior to January 1, 2024, AND Credential is active and issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Master's Degree required with Bachelor's in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND-accredited DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) and supervised practice program (dietetic internship) IF: Initial registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is effective on or after January 1, 2024. Advanced Practice Certification preferred.
• Requires the ability to read, write and speak English; use and understand medical terminology.
• Follow oral and written instructions; perform arithmetic calculations.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Requires a relatively high level of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and work with medical, nursing and other health care professionals, patients, and their families.