Clinical Dietitian

Shift Availability: Weekends | Employment Type: Per Diem | Location: Dallas Regional Medical Center – Mesquite, TX

Responsibilities

• Nutritional assessment: evaluate patients' dietary needs based on medical conditions, lab results, and health history.
• Develop meal plans: create individualized nutrition plans to support recovery, manage chronic diseases, or address specific conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or malnutrition.
• Track patients’ progress, adjust meal plans as needed, and ensure nutritional goals are met.
• Work closely with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to integrate nutrition into patient care plans.
• Educate patients and their families about proper nutrition, special diets, or post‑discharge meal planning.
• Ensure meals prepared by the dietary staff align with prescribed diets and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license.
• Minimum 1–2 years of experience in a clinical setting providing patient nutritional care.

Additional Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of medical nutrition therapy (MNT).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to educate and motivate patients and families on healthy eating habits.
• Proficient in electronic medical records (EMR) systems.

Benefits

Full benefits are provided by Prime Healthcare. See details at Prime Healthcare Benefits.