Clinical Dietitian II

Position Summary

To provide routine and specialized clinical nutrition services to patients, clients and the community. To communicate between food production personnel, patients and families/caregivers, physicians, and hospital staff to ensure accurate, appropriate, cost effective, high quality nutritional care delivery in accordance with Food & Nutrition Department standards, policies and procedures.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities Of The Job

• Assess, plan and monitor the nutritional status of hospitalized patients.
• Provides specialized level nutrition care to meet the demand of high acuity patient in corresponding specialized area.
• Communicates and documents the nutrition plan of care using the Nutrition Care Process.
• Plans and monitors nutrition support activities.
• Plans and provides nutritional counseling/education to inpatients, outpatients, and groups.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and multitasks to achieve expected productivity
• Communicates with health care team, public, management and others regarding nutrition topics.
• Maintains and supports diet technician and diet office activities.
• Attends department specific education/training, in-services, staff meetings
• Participates in department specific performance improvement projects, and provides input to improve departmental operations, equipment, and supply needs
• Able to interact in a positive and constructive manner.
• Able to prioritize and multitask.
• Able to be at work and be on time.
• Able to follow company policies, procedures, and directives.

Qualifications/Work Experience

• Three years’ experience as a clinical dietitian in an outpatient or community setting preferred, bonus if any clinical acute care experience.
• Current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Expertise in normal and therapeutic nutrition, medical terminology and abbreviations; nutritional assessment and care planning; nutrition counseling and verbal and written communication.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics in Food and Nutrition granted from an accredited college or university.
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition or allied health profession preferred.
• Completion of an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics or advanced degree with ACEND qualifying experience (specifically CSO or CNSC).
• Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Specialty Certification preferred.