Dietician - Hospital Services

Clinical Dietitian

The Clinical Dietitian performs the functions of a specialized clinical nutrition service, such as nutrition assessment, nutrition education, nutrient intake analysis and patient screening to provide quality nutrition care to patients and families.

Responsibilities

General Functions:

Performs the functions of a specialized clinical nutrition service

Assesses nutritional status of the patient based on information gathered from the medical record, patient, family and other health care team members

Identifies and provides for teaching needs of patients and family utilizing appropriate educational material and arranging for the most suitable environment possible

Performs nutrient intake analysis

Performs nutrition screening and assesses patients identified as high nutrition risks

Communicates well with medical, nursing, and other health care team members through patient care conferences, charting and individual consultations

Adheres to departmental and hospital policies and procedures

Participates in developing, implementing and monitoring quality improvement activities

Participates in developing policies and procedures related to providing nutrition care and patient tray services

Assigns appropriate nutrition care tasks to the dietetic technicians

Acts as a preceptor for dietetic interns and dietetic technician students when required

Relieves employees in the diet office as assigned

Utilizes resources efficiently and effectively

Maintains safe environment

Addresses patient population-specific needs

Participates in Performance Improvement activities

Qualifications

Minimum Education: Completion of a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college/university or foreign equivalent

Preferred Experience: 1 to 2 years in a clinical setting

Required Certifications/Licensure: Registration or Registration eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Must successfully complete the registration examination within six (6) months from the date of hire. Possession of current Texas State Licensure or Provisional Licensure by the Texas State Board of Examiners for Dietitians, if newly registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration must obtain Texas State Licensure within 90 days from registration.

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