Consulting Dietitian

About the role

The Consulting Dietitian provides overall nutrition care to patients on an as-needed basis, ensuring nutritional needs are met and all documentation related to the patient’s nutritional status is complete and accurate. Plans and administers activities related to resident/patient nutrition care in compliance with Aramark, regulatory agencies, and client standards. Establishes and maintains effective multidisciplinary relationships to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient nutrition assessment on assigned patient population.
• Manages the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care Process.
• Conducts rounding to drive patient satisfaction.
• Assesses educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning.
• Provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, adapting teaching methods to meet patient learning needs.
• Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family.
• Provides appropriate follow-ups in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home health services as appropriate.
• Delivers strong operational performance by executing against Aramark standards and regulatory agency standards, monitoring operations, and completing assessments and action plans to provide optimal nutrition care and meal service.
• Works cooperatively with medical staff as well as food and nutrition services staff to assure conformance to prescribed nutrition care orders.
• Provides education that ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation summarizing the nutrition care plan in a patient’s medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress toward goals.
• Maintains clinical productivity standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing.
• Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information.
• Job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice to meet commitments.

Requirements

• Requires at least 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution with coursework accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies.
• Must earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials, and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies.
• Formal eligibility to practice dietetics in the geographic location where applicable.

Conditions of employment may include working in busy hospital and outpatient settings, from patient rooms/floors to kitchen/serving areas.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position is $45.00 to $48.00.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit programs and services for eligible employees, including medical, dental, vision, and work/life resources.
• Additional benefits may include retirement savings plans like 401(k) and paid days off such as parental leave and disability coverage.
• Benefits vary by location and are subject to legal requirements, employee eligibility status, and where the employee lives and/or works.