Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Dietitian

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:

The Clinical Dietitian works under the direction of the Clinical Nutrition Services Manager to ensure that patient's nutritional needs are met. Visits, screens and prioritizes patient care based on acuity level, affecting the nutritional care of patients. Assesses nutritional needs, develops and implements nutritional care, and evaluates and reports these results appropriately. Coordinates these activities with the department's management team, cooperating with other areas of the department. Serves as a role model for the department.

Appropriately documents medical nutrition treatment plan in the patient's medical record indicating all pertinent data and information.

Completes and documents patient education i.e. food drug interaction, nutrition counseling as appropriate in a timely manner.

Completes Nutrition assessments and reassessments on patients in a timely manner as dictated by internal and external regulatory standards.

Demonstrate appropriate use of PPE with a thorough understanding of procedures to minimize exposure in keeping with the safety culture within the hospital.

Conducts Nutrition Screening / Prioritization of care for all patients that need to be seen on a daily basis.

Attends multidisciplinary care plan rounds on assigned floors as indicated by hospital and department policy and procedures.

Takes on an active role in the reviewing / developing and or approving of the diet manual, patient menus, nutrition education materials related to patient care.

Plans, implements, correlates and supervises all activities related to the total therapeutic diet program and the teaching related to therapeutic diets.

Organizes functions of Nutrition services through the appropriate assignment of responsibilities, delegation or authority, and overall direction of the work flow process.

Applies current nutritional research as obtained.

Interprets, evaluates and utilized pertinent current research relating to nutritional care.

Records nutritional progress notes concisely and accurate in the medical record in the SOAP format utilizing existing online documents.

Records special food preferences accurately and neatly in patient Kardex, includes all nourishments throughout the day.

Maintains accurate records of each patient contact and the result of that contact;/ records pertinent information, diet, prescription, weights, labs, medications, and subjective patient information.

Transcribes diet instruction and consults in the consultation log book as well as transcribing all pertinent patient information into the patient Kardex.

Exhibits a professional image, have a clean and crisp appearance, wear ID badges visibly at all times.

Completes other duties as assigned

Qualifications you will need:

• Current Florida license as Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist.
• Current Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)* Certification with the Commission of American Dietetic Association.
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Nutrition or related area required
• One year of experience in healthcare nutrition management required

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is a 488-bed facility. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and offer a wide range of medical specialties. These specialties include emergency care, heart, and vascular care. We are designated by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. Other specialties include maternity and neonatal care. We are a Level II NICU hospital. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is CARF accredited for inpatient rehabilitation. Our facility offers a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. This program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. We are affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare Division. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, Florida. We serve as Miami-Dade County's only Catholic hospital. We follow the Catholic tradition of caring for God's people and providing spiritual support. We are dedicated to our mission of caring for the physical and spiritual needs of all the people we serve.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Clinical Dietitian opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.