Dietitian, Osher Center for Integrative Health, Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine

About the role

The Osher Center for Integrative Health (OCIH) in Cincinnati, Ohio seeks to employ an experienced dietitian.

Responsibilities

• Utilize population specific physiological and developmental assessment criteria to assess nutritional needs of patients who have been screened and identified in need of medical nutrition therapy.
• Direct calculation and documentation of calorie counts/enteral and parenteral intake.
• Develop a plan of care to achieve desired outcomes; monitor and reassess in accordance with established standards of care to evaluate outcomes and revise plan of care as needed to improve outcomes.
• Supervise/participate in menu revisions, record keeping activities, supplement implementation and acceptance/food quality/acceptance and adequacy.
• Educate patients, family and/or significant others in normal and therapeutic nutrition and drug nutrient interactions based on assessment of individual learning needs (cognitive/emotional relative to age; cultural, and spiritual); develop education materials to be utilized in patient education.
• Communicate assessment of nutrition status to other health care providers via documentation in patient’s medical record and participation in interdisciplinary patient care rounds.
• Provide supervised learning experiences for dietetic interns when appropriate; provide services to other health care providers in nutrition/service issues pertinent to patient care; develop and provide education to the community.
• Maintain a high level of competency and professional development through appropriate journals, books, websites/list servers and attendance of seminars, workshops and meetings/conferences.
• Participate in competency assessment process and self-evaluation to establish professional goals and development plan emphasizing area of specialization as appropriate.
• Participate in interdepartmental and intradepartmental performance improvement activities related to patient care and service.
• Perform related duties based on departmental need.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or related field.
• Registered dietitian and licensed in the State of Ohio.
• Considered ServSafe Manager Certification (or ability to obtain within a specified timeframe after hire).
• One (1) to Two (2) years of related experience, including:
• Culinary medicine or nutrition-focused experiences.
• Experience working with patients and/or clients with specific dietary needs (e.g., epilepsy, chronic disease, oncology, metabolic health, food allergies/intolerances).
• Experience teaching or delivering cooking/nutrition demonstrations.
• Previous experience in a teaching kitchen, hospital-based kitchen, community education kitchen, or similar environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills, problem-solving, decision-making, time management, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Sitting - Often
• Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Often
• Hearing, listening - Often
• Standing - Often
• Talking - Often
• Walking - Often
• Bending - Seldom
• Climbing stairs/ladders - Seldom
• Crawling - Seldom
• Kneeling, squatting - Seldom
• Pulling, pushing - Seldom
• Reaching overhead - Seldom
• Straffing - Seldom

Skills

• Population specific physiological and developmental assessment criteria.
• Medical nutrition therapy.
• Menu revisions.
• Education materials development.
• Interdisciplinary patient care rounds.
• Competency assessment process.
• Performance improvement activities.

Benefits

• Compensation and benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance.
• Real work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days), 6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs.
• Professional development & mentorship opportunities.