DIETITIAN/FAMILY PRACTICE - Part-time (Fridays, 9:00a-2:00p)

Weight Management Registered Dietitian

The Toledo Clinic is seeking a part-time Weight Management Registered Dietitian to join our Timberstone Family Practice. This position will be scheduled on Fridays from 9:00am - 2:00pm. The office is located at 4411 Holland-Sylvania Rd in Toledo OH.

The weight management Registered Dietitian supports the primary care physician/ referring provider by providing nutritional assessment, education and management to patients with chronic conditions who are at risk for disease progression and complications. In collaboration with the physician and interdisciplinary team, the Registered Dietician develops and implements an individualized care plan designed to promote the patients understanding and management of their condition, optimizes quality of life, and improves clinical outcomes. The Registered Dietitian will also help to develop, implement, and assess nutritional programs for the weight management program.

Example of Essential Duties:

1. Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessment, education, and management to patients referred by physicians and/or multidiscipline care team
2. Develop, implement, and coordinate individualized meal plans
3. Review and analyze patients nutritional needs and goals to make appropriate dietary recommendations
4. Assess patients knowledge and tailor education to fit patients needs
5. Provide outpatient education and counseling to patients and families in individual or group situations, in accordance with established educational plans
6. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and community professionals to ensure continuity of care
7. Communicate regularly with weight management program coordinator
8. Maintain timely clinical documentation in compliance with the Toledo Clinic, Inc. policies and regulatory standards
9. Obtain appropriate insurance information and properly code services provided
10. Maintain appropriate dietary status information on patients
11. Develop patient education resources
12. Refer patient to appropriate health care provider to assist patient with needs outside of the dietitians scope of practice
13. Maintain at all times the confidentiality of the Toledo Clinic, Inc. proprietary information and patient medical, financial, or personal information, and generally any company information not made available to the public
14. Maintain at all times the confidentiality of former or current Toledo Clinic, Inc. patients protected health information, as directed by state and federal law, and the Toledo Clinic, Inc. policy
15. Other duties as assigned.

Required:

• Consistently arrives at work, in professional attire, on time and completes all tasks within established time frame.
• Seeks appropriate tasks when primary tasks are completed and assists co-workers as needed.
• Demonstrates adaptability to expanded roles.
• Must be a licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio
• Ability to coordinate with other healthcare professionals and staff
• Must have exceptional problem-solving, critical-thinking, organizational, interpersonal, and written/verbal communication skills
• Working knowledge of computer programs (email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Willingness to comply fully with all organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Preferred:

• Experience in diabetes education and/or CDCES
• Experience in weight loss clinic
• RDN is strongly preferred

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition/ Dietetics with a current registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration