Registered Dietitian - Inpatient Rehab
Come join the Dietitian team at Mt. Sinai Rehab Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.
About the role
Provides optimal nutritional care by effectively identifying age-specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans, and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides evidence-based nutritional information and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.
Responsibilities
- Performs nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
- Develops and implements patient-specific nutritional care plans, interventions, and goals as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.
- Assesses patients' need for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction.
- Provides MNT instruction to patients on modified diets when appropriate.
- Assists in the management of nutrition support—Enteral Nutrition/Parenteral Nutrition (EN/PN) as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
- Documents all assessments, patient education, nutrition care plans, interventions, and goals in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) utilizing Standardized Language and Nutrition Care Process.
- Confers with physicians and other allied health care team members to clarify orders, recommends appropriate MNT, and exchanges patient information.
- Participates in patient rounds, attends and contributes to patient care meetings.
- Participates in training nutrition interns.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field as required by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) (effective January 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.
- Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and state licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) are required. Maintenance of registration and licensure required as per guidelines.
- One (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment, is preferred.
- Analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list, and devise/implement intervention.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other healthcare team members, patients, and their families.
- Allergen Awareness training/certificate and ServSafe Management training/certificate preferred.
Benefits
- Full-Time, 40 Hours - Day Shift
- Career growth and advancement potential
- Award-winning Patient Access Department
Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated healthcare delivery system comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full-spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We serve nearly 3 million people and are part of a national system focused on putting patients first.