Clinical Dietitian
Full time (80 hours biweekly)
Monday - Friday; 6:30A-3:00P (some flexibility in start time)
Every third Saturday and call on every third Sunday
Eight hours call every third holiday.
16 hours/week are spent in Outpatient Areas

Job Description:

Under general supervision, assesses and monitors nutritional care, manages physician ordered therapeutic diets and provides nutritional education to patients. May coordinate patient menu activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs nutritional assessments and follow up care involving review of patient charts, diagnoses, and nutritional history.

Develops and implements a nutrition care plan, as appropriate.

Performs nutritional screenings and follow up on assigned areas.

Documents all relevant aspects of nutritional care for patients in accordance with institutional and departmental standards.

Reviews, updates, and coordinates patient nutritional care through ongoing communications with nursing, providers and other members of the health care team.

Assesses patients' educational needs. Develops and implements a nutrition education plan for patients on assigned area.

Teaches group nutrition classes.

Writes diet and enteral and parenteral nutrition orders, in coordination with the patient’s provider.

Represents clinical nutrition at multidisciplinary committees, task forces and project groups.

Participates in performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or related field
• Completion of an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) approved program, supervised practice program
• Knowledge of foods/nutrition; food preparation; production; supervisory/instructional techniques
• Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) Certification through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) OR recent supervised practice program graduate who must obtain the Registered Dietician Nutritionist (RDN) Certification within 90 days of starting in this job
• Pennsylvania State Licensure of Dietician-Nutritionist (LDN) OR must obtain Pennsylvania LDN within 6 months of starting in this job
• Nutrition Support Dietitian certification (CNSD) preferred
• 0-1 years experience
• Nutrition experience preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift

License/Certification:

• Registered Dietitian (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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