Lead Registered Dietitian - Full Time - Day

About the role

The Lead Registered Dietician develops, implements and promotes quality, evidence-based nutrition care to meet the needs of the patients in the acute care setting and in the out-patient setting as assigned. Supports organization, facility and department initiatives and team goals to maintain quality of care for in-patients and out-patients. Supports the Clinical Nutrition Manager in meeting the Clinical Team goal of providing evidence-based nutrition care. Supports community events to promote health and improve the nutrition status of the communities served by Hackensack Meridian Health.

Responsibilities

• Communicates department/team goals, safety standards, policies and clinical practice standards to the Clinical Nutrition Team
• Assesses compliance to regulatory guidelines and department standards
• Conducts medical record reviews for clinical nutrition team members as assigned
• Communicates educational programming and competency training program for the clinical nutrition team to meet the goals of the department and patient care needs of the facility
• Maintains team member records of training programs completed
• Assists with on-boarding new team members
• Coaches, trains, and develops clinical nutrition team member(s) as assigned
• Completes daily scheduling/assignments of tasks and supervises RDN's in absence of the Clinical Nutrition Manager
• Participates in the implementation of performance improvement initiatives / team projects of the Clinical Nutrition Team
• Tracks team progress and ensures completion
• Assists in regulatory surveys and leads surveys for the Clinical area in the absence of the CNM
• Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
• Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) to develop, implement, and monitor evidence based medical nutrition therapy interventions for patients as assigned
• Obtains appropriate data, analyzes and interprets data utilizing evidence-based guidelines, develops and implements evidence-based nutrition interventions and care plans, and monitors the progress of nutrition interventions by evaluating patient outcomes
• Provides nutrition education and/or counseling as appropriate
• Actively participates as a member of the health care team caring for the patient

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Registered Dietitian required
• Performs work with minimal supervision
• Handles complex issues and problems and refers more complex issues to higher-level staff
• Possesses solid working knowledge of subject matter
• May provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to subordinate group
• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or related field required

Skills

• Research, planning and interpersonal skills
• Detail and customer/client oriented
• Leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian preferred
• Knowledge of specialty area preferred

Pay

Minimum rate of $79,601.60 Annually