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Clinical Dietitian

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Clinical Dietitian performs the functions of a specialized clinical nutrition service, such as nutrition assessment, nutrition education, nutrient intake analysis and patient screening to provide quality nutrition care to patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Dietitian assesses nutritional status of the patient based on information gathered from the medical record, patient, family and other health care team members.
• Identifies and provides for teaching needs of patients and family utilizing appropriate educational material and arranging for the most suitable environment possible.
• Performs nutrient intake analysis.
• Clinical Dietitian performs nutrition screening and assesses patients identified as high nutrition risks.
• Clinical Dietitian participates in developing policies and procedures related to providing nutrition care and patient tray services.
• Assigns appropriate nutrition care tasks to the dietetic technicians.
• Clinical Dietitian acts as a preceptor for dietetic interns and dietetic technician students when required.
• Relieves employees in the diet office as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Required: Bachelor degree

Experience

Preferred: 1 year as a dietitian in a clinical setting

Certifications

Required: Registered or Registration eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Must obtain registration within 6 months. Must possess current state licensure as Dietitian or obtain with 90 days or hire.

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.