Dietician

Position Overview Responsible for assessing patients’ nutritional status and intervening with appropriate medical nutrition therapy (MNT) and/or education to improve, maintain, or optimize nutritional status. Schedule: Full-time days; no weekends. Job Responsibilities Formulate and implement nutritional care plans based on assessment of patients’ nutritional needs, diet restrictions, nutrition support and physician care plans. Each RD will be able to manage a minimum of 12 patients daily. Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of patient care plans. Document thoroughly and appropriately all nutrition care information in patient medical record. Counsel and educate on nutritional support and nutritional management to patients and their families, physicians, paraprofessionals, the community and potential candidates for hire within the corporation. Collaborate with medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, and other hospital stakeholders to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of patients. Monitor foodservice operations to ensure compliance with physician diet orders and quality standards. Integrate food and dietetic services into hospital-wide QAPI and infection control programs. Responsible for clinical nutrition and nutrition support in coordination with the use of Telemedicine and other nutritional services for patient care needs internally and externally as needed. Job Qualifications Education: Bachelor’s degree, prepared RD/RDN. Licensure: Maintenance of dietetic registration. Training: Continuing education units (CEU) credentials and continual knowledge updates pertinent to job performance. Benefits and Incentives $10,000.00 sign‑on bonus available. Salary is experience driven. Full benefits, dental, health, financial and professional development. #J-18808-Ljbffr