Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Dietitian

Title: Clinical Dietitian-Safety Sensitive

Department: Dietary

Reporting Relationships: Manager Food Service

Job Summary: Assesses patient for nutritional risk factors, educates patients on therapeutic diets as needed and establish treatment plans for medical nutrition therapy.

Job Duties

• Assists others in maintaining a clean facility.
• Assesses patients for Nutritional Risk Factors
• Must be available by ping or phone to assist with clinical functions, as needed.
• Instructs inpatients and their families concerning diet therapy.
• Collaborates with providers for improvement in nutritional status of patients using appropriate nutritional assessment/follow-up procedures.
• Establishes treatment plans for medical nutrition therapy.
• Educates employees, staff, and community on nutritional topics.
• Meets hospital, department, and The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics educational requirement of CEU’s (12 per year)
• Recommends and helps plan the overall clinical needs of the facility.
• Aides in PI monitoring.
• Meet’s WRH’s attendance expectations as defined in the Personnel Policy/Procedure Manual.
• Adheres to WRH’s Dress Code Policy
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervision

Qualifications

At least a B.S. Degree in Dietetics/Nutrition/Foodservice. Completion of an approved Dietetic Internship and eligible for registration.

Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or eligible

Licensure with the State of Arkansas preferred

Must be Registered Dietitian or Registry eligible with plans to take exam at time of hire. Arkansas license preferred. Must have a valid Arkansas Licensure.

EXPERIENCE

At least one year experience as a Clinical Dietician in Acute Care and/or Long-Term Care preferred. Food production and service experience desirable. Computer entry experience desirable.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Verbal ability to communicate to staff. Co-workers, doctors, nursing, and upper management. Many events will require public speaking.
• Written ability to communicate to doctors and nurses through charting process.
• Ability to analyze, organize, and lead others.
• Must have general knowledge of word processing and good computer skills.
• Ability to make emergency decisions without supervision.
• Ability to comprehend a wide range of clinical skills and coordination of education when working with staff.
• Ability to work from standards set by Arkansas State Health Department.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to stand, sit, or walk for long periods of time. May be required to work long hours in an emergency.

Essentials

• Must be able to report to work fit for duty and free of any adverse effects of illegal drugs, medical marijuana, prescription medication, and/or alcohol.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both orally and in writing with other individuals.