Clinical Dietitian

Job Summary

Deaconess Dietitians are responsible for providing nutritional care for all patients of the hospital. The dietitian manages nutritional care on assigned units with a major portion of time spent in individual patient assessment and instruction.

• Identifies at-risk patients and/or receiving physician consult order.
• Provides nutritional assessment, as well as complete assessments for patients identified per nursing screen at high nutritional risk.
• Determines any food/drug interactions & p rovide nutritional education to patient/family members
• Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and available sources, and correlates plan with other healthcare personnel.
• Documents nutrition care plans and information into patient’s medical record and in accordance with the Standards of Care.
• Maintains tube feeding formulary by evaluating products, recommending product changes, communicating changes, and in servicing appropriate personnel on the proper use of the new product.
• Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of patients and integrates patients’ menus with basic institutional menus.
• Attends appropriate intra- and inter-departmental meetings, in-services, and care conferences.
• Involved with teaching/assessing outpatients and Home Healthcare patients.
• Provides consultative services with affiliated Hospitals and clinics (i.e., Deaconess Cross Pointe, Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Wound Clinic, Weight Loss Solutions Clinic, The Women’s Hospital, etc.)
• Involvement in care path and CQI teams & p articipate in the Hospital QAPI program.

Degree/Licenses

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution (new grads encouraged to apply)
• Completion of an approved internship or C.D.P. program.
• Credentialed through CDR or registry eligible.
• If registry eligible, must pass RD exam to become registered within 6months of hire
• Must obtain licensure in applicable state within 6months of becoming registered through CDR

Hours: 40 per week

Schedule: Monday-Friday; 730a-4p (rotating weekends)