Clinical Dietitian - Full Time

Job: Clinical Dietitian


Classification: Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Category: 2 Professionals

Position Summary

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the clinical duties with the nutritional care and food service to all patients.


Essential Functions

-Gathers and records information for completion of a nutritional assessment on consulted patients or patients identified at high nutritional risk.

-Proficient in assessment of health literacy for individual patients with delivery of appropriate nutritional education as warranted.

-Includes anthropometric measures, procedures, weight history, pertinent laboratory data, medical tests, findings from nutrition-focused physicals, current and past information related to personal, medical, family, and social history in assessments.

-Identifies and prioritizes a Nutrition Diagnosis (es) if appropriate based on assessment data.

-Documents the nutrition diagnosis using standardized language and written statements that include problem, etiology, signs and symptoms, and re-evaluates and revises nutrition diagnosis (es) when additional assessment data becomes available.

-Plan and implement a nutrition intervention in collaboration with patients/clients, caregivers,

Interdisciplinary team, and other health care professionals.

-Base intervention/plan of care on best available research, evidence-based guidelines, policies, program standards, and best practices.

-Identify patient/client-centered plans, goals, and expected outcomes.

-Monitors nutrition of interventions and goals.

-Evaluates and adjusts interventions and goals to improve outcomes as needed.

-Uses comparative standards to estimate nutrition needs as well as body weight, BMI, and desired growth patterns.

-Compare monitored data with nutrition prescription/goals or reference standard (criteria).

-Adheres to and follows initiative related to patient experience.


-Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled.

-Performs other duties as assigned.

-Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.

-Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Work Experience

-One to two years of clinical and nutrition related work experience, preferred.

Education

-Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist by the Commission of Dietetics registration required.

-Licensed Dietitian by State of Texas is required.

-Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire date.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Lifting/Carrying Pushing/Pulling


Lbs. % Time Lbs. % Time

1-10 34-66 1-10 34-66

11-20 0-33 11-20 0-33

21-50 0-33 21-50 0-33

51-75 None 51-75 None

76-100 None 76-100 None

Movement % Time

Bend/Stoop/Twist 0-33

Crouch/Squat 0-33

Kneel/Crawl 0-33

Reach above Shoulder 0-33


Reach below Shoulder 0-33

Repetitive Arm None

Repetitive Hand 34-66

Grasping 0-33

Squeezing 0-33

Climb Stairs 0-33

Walking Uneven 0-33

Walking Even 34-66

Environment % Time

Indoors 67-100

Outdoors 0-33

Extreme Heat None

Dusty None


Excessive Noise 0-33

Equipment % Time

Motor Vehicles None

Foot Pedals None

Extreme Heat None

Dusty None


Excessive Noise 0-33

Work near % Time

Machinery None

Electricity None

Sharps 0-33

Chemicals 0-33

Fumes 0-33

Heights None

Vision


Depth Perception Required

< 20" Required

Color Not Required

Peripheral Required

Endurance Hours at Once Total in 12HR

Sit 1 3

Stand 4 4.5

Walk 4 4.5