Dietitian - Part-time & Full-time

Clinical Dietitian
Full time and part time positions available

Day shift

Weekend rotation

$20,000 sign on bonus for full time positions

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for compassionately providing inpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy. This position functions as part of a team to ensure the delivery of evidence-based nutrition care. He/She provides nutrition care utilizing the Nutrition Care Process and documents patient interactions in the electronic medical record.

Baccalaureate Degree in Dietetics or Dietetics related field

Graduate of an Accredited Dietetic Internship or Coordinate Program recognized through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist recognized through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or registry‑eligible, and Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist through Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Master’s Degree in Dietetics or Dietetics related field

Preferred: One year experience as a Registered Dietitian

Must maintain Professional Development Portfolio and Continuing Education to maintain registration and licensure.

Utilize the Nutrition Care Process as recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and in accordance with Decatur Memorial Hospitals “Nutrition Screening, Assessment, and Reassessment of Patients” policy

Provide nutrition counseling and/or education to patients and/or caregivers based on assessment of individual learning needs

Work in partnership with the interdisciplinary team and participate in patient care rounds as able

Provide supervised learning experience for dietetic interns and students when appropriate

Communicate and collaborate with the Food and Nutrition Services staff to provide the patient with the best care possible

Participate in Quality Improvement and Cost Control projects related to patient care and nutrition service

Develop and provide education to the hospital and the community to promote a culture that values nutrition services

Participate in departmental, organization, or community teams and committees when appropriate

Maintain high level of competency and professional development related to nutrition trends, research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice

Appropriately utilize independent decision making and the “Medical Nutrition Therapy Order Implementation” policy to implement or modify nutrition-related orders to provide efficient and optimal nutrition care, including tube feeding and total parenteral nutrition if physician consults RD to manage. Initiates communication with physician and other care providers to coordinate patient care.

Integrate nutrition care with other treatment modalities. Interpret biochemical and clinical data, identifies and monitors patients at nutritional risk; provides a variety of nutritional therapy interventions to resolve nutritional crisis and to ensure health maintenance. Independently, manages nutrition care for patients utilizing medical staff approved orders protocol.

Embodies the Memorial Health System Performance Excellence Standards of Safety, Courtesy, Quality, and Efficiency that support our mission, vision and values:

SAFETY: Prevent Harm - I put safety first in everything I do. I take action to ensure the safety of others.

I project a professional image and positive attitude.

QUALITY: Improve Outcomes - I continually advance my knowledge, skills and performance. Perform other duties as assigned to elevate the role of the dietitian.

work under pressure and on an irregular schedule such as unscheduled overtime, unanticipated changes in work pace; Offers assistance and support to co-workers; Requires minimal supervision; ability to work with and maintain confidential information.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Supervision - ability to perform work independently or with minimal supervision; Environmental Factors
While performing the duties of the job the employee is required to sit and move through an office environment.

The employee will be required to work in an environment of infectious disease.

The employee will demonstrate the ability to attend to visual details.

The employee will be able to function in an environment with alarm bells, telephones, and other sounds.

Analyze information or data.

Plan sequence of operations or actions.

Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.

Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, and office memoranda at a high school graduate level.

Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.

Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.

Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job.