Clinical Dietitian – Inpatient (PRN)

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients' nutritional needs by collecting, recording, and interpreting data from patients, clients, family members, caregivers, and other individuals and groups.
• Organizes and categorizes the data in a meaningful framework that links nutrition assessment parameters with nutrition diagnoses, and determines when a problem requires consultation with or referral to another provider.
• Formulates nutrition intervention plan based on nutrition related concerns and prioritizes interventions; utilizes evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines and other practice guidelines to evaluate plan effectiveness.
• Determines time and frequency of care, including intensity, duration, and follow-up; modifies the plan of care as needed.
• Makes sure to monitor and measure outcomes by selecting relevant nutrition care indicators; compares findings with intervention goals for nutrition and determines whether goals/outcomes are being met.
• Works cooperatively with health care providers, patient/client/caregivers to implement and communicate the nutrition care plan and expected outcomes.
• Provides nutrition counseling and education to patients, families and caregivers, and the community.
• Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing.
• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary meetings, task forces and projects.
• Creates and maintains training programs and manages training of nutrition and dietetics interns and other health care profession students in his/her specialty area.
• May manage total parenteral nutrition macronutrient calculations for specialized populations.
• May conduct and/or collaborate in nutrition research.
• May enter nutrition-related orders, as defined by University of Utah Registered Dietitian Order Writing Protocol.

Qualifications

• Licenses Required: Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Current License to practice as a Certified Dietitian in the State of Utah.
• Preferred Qualifications: Two years of clinical/practical experience. Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) Training.