Local Contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - $53-58 per hour

Equiliem is seeking a local contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for a local contract job in Bronx, New York.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 35 hours per week
• Shift: 7 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Job Description

• Specialty: Registered Dietician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 14 weeks
• Shift: 8:30am-4:30pm, 35 hours a week with a 1 hour break. Weekends and holidays are required. Mostly 1 or 2 weekends per month.
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Job Requirements:

• 2 years of experience required, 3+ years preferred
• Inpatient experience required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field required
• Dietitian/Nutritionist issued by NYSED
• Registration by the Commissions on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietitian
• BLS through AHA

Job Summary: Monitors patients for and provides education on food/drug interactions. Records food and drug interactions in the education section. Consults with physicians regarding appropriate diet modification. Job Responsibilities: Screens and assesses patients in an accurate and timely manner based on levels of care; determines patients' nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care. Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences. Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical and social data in the medical record, as it applies to nutrition care. Provides nutrition education and records patient's diet and diet instructions and the patient's understanding of the diet in the education section. Modifies patient menus as needed.