Registered Dietitian Full Time Days

Medical Nutrition Therapist

This position is responsible for providing medical nutrition therapy to patients, employees, and the community in accordance with the mission, vision, and values of Baptist Health. This position ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct Patient Care - Establishes and implements a standardized Nutrition Care Process to identify and treat those patients requiring Medical Nutrition Therapy.
• Performs and documents nutrition assessments.
• Monitors/evaluates patient tolerance to therapeutic diets when appropriate.
• Maintains pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, prescribe, or modify therapeutic diets as needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patients.
• Writes/approves orders for therapeutic nutrition, dietary supplements, and nutritional supplements.
• Develops and provides nutrition education/counseling to patients, patient family, and patient caretakers.
• Incorporates current evidence-based research into practice.
• Collaborates with other hospital services to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of patients (e.g. medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, social work services, etc.).

Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's Degree required - Degree must be recognized accredited University or College approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
• One year experience as a registered dietitian preferred.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) or registry eligible (must obtain within 6 months of hire).
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of practice within 6 months of hire

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.