Registered Dietitian - Outpatient

Patient Care

• Evaluates patients’ nutritional status
• Completes nutrition-focused physical exams
• Affirms patient response to specialized diet therapy
• Makes recommendations for nutritional management
• Enters nutrition-related orders
• Reviews LIP orders
• Provides extensive nutrition counseling
• Documents all pertinent information in the Medical Record
• Provides outpatient nutrition counseling

Nutrition Education/Clinical Inquiry

• Integrates evidenced-based guidelines into clinical practice
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in clinical nutrition
• Provides staff development, in-services and internal presentations
• Acts as a preceptor to student interns
• Participates in community relations and external speaking events
• Participates in data collection and quality improvement studies
• Participates in nutrition-related research opportunities

Business

• Performs job functions adhering to Lurie Children’s service principles
• Participates in department-specific and hospital-wide committees and task forces
• Makes recommendations regarding new policies and procedures related to nutrition
• Assists in the planning and implementation for Lurie Children’s Annual Nutrition Conference
• Maintains department documentation and productivity standards
• Practices effective time management