Clinical Dietitian I

About the Role

As a Clinical Dietitian, you will provide expert nutrition care, developing and implementing individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes. You will integrate robust clinical expertise with empathetic, evidence-based care, consistently adhering to professional standards and fostering effective communication with patients and healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutritional assessments using age and gender-appropriate standards, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, and validated assessment tools to identify nutrition-related diagnoses.
• Conduct routine screenings to identify patients at nutritional risk.
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary environment to facilitate care and identify patients needing higher levels of nutrition intervention.
• Implement targeted and specific nutrition interventions.
• Provide customized nutrition education to patients, families, and caregivers.
• Monitor, evaluate, and rescreen patient nutrition status, updating the plan of care as necessary.
• Develop intervention plans including appropriate feeding routes, modes, and nutrition prescriptions unique to patient needs, in accordance with physicians' orders.
• Monitor and evaluate patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan.
• Collaborate with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience, including participating in test trays, menu reviews, and audits of trayline accuracy.
• Validate menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM).
• Support patient interactive positions (e.g., dietitians, diet clerks, interns) and maintain communication with patients, staff, and guests.
• Participate in peer reviews, chart audits, and training for clinical staff on the Diet Manual Handbook.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or completion of an accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics).
• Registered Dietitian (ADA, AND, or CDR) within 90 days of hire.
• Dietitian license in Arkansas (AR) within 90 days of hire.

About the Organization

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4,500 coworkers, 1,000 medical staff, and 500 volunteers, we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources, we are committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating healing both inside and outside our hospitals.

Benefits

CHI St. Vincent provides team member well-being programs and offers benefits that complement and support work/life balance.

Pay

$24.27 - $36.10 per hour.