Registered Dietitian - Wellness & Preventive Medicine

About the role

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. At Cleveland Clinic, you will receive endless support and appreciation and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
• Provide counseling and education services to patients with disease processes that require nutritional management.
• Implement a nutritional care plan, communicate plan, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation.
• Write changes for diet orders; initiate nutrient intake assessments; assess patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies; evaluate appropriate fluid and electrolytes; review laboratory and clinical progress notes; inform physicians of patients' nutritional status and need for changes in diet, enteral or parenteral feeding; develop care plans, documentation and reassessments.
• Cookordinate efforts of dietetic technician assigned to area.
• Create and revise education materials related to disease management through medical nutrition therapy.
• Participate in program development designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.
• Market services to potential and current referral sources; develop and implement services in response to client's needs and wants.
• Actively contribute to departmental initiatives, including committees and projects.
• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
• Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking.
• Participate in professional growth activities; attend and contribute to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
• Represent Cleveland Clinic on nutrition related matters.
• Conduct clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care.
• Comply with all regulatory organizations including CMS, JCAO, ADA and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a closely related field
• Maintain current licensure to practice Dietetics in the current state (LD)
• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition
• OR successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program

Preferred qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience (post-internship)
• Experience in outpatient care
• Experience in patient counseling and behavior change
• Interest in or exposure to functional medicine/nutrition

Physical Requirements

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Benefits

• We offer the following choices to cover your health, dental and vision care as well as life insurance.
• Health Plan Options – You have the choice between two comprehensive Cleveland Clinic Employee Health Plan options: EHP and EHP Plus. Both plans are administered by Aetna and feature minimal copays for in-network care. Although the benefit designs of EHP and EHP Plus are identical, they differ in their provider network size, with EHP offering a narrow network and EHP Plus providing access to the wide Aetna Open Access Select network. Both plans include access to Cleveland Clinic providers. The health plan also offers Healthy Choice, a voluntary program where participants earn premium discounts for achieving wellness goals.
• Dental Care – Four plan options administered by Cigna are available.
• Vision Care – Two plan options administered by EyeMed are available.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) – Eligible caregivers receive Paid Time Off (PTO) that can be allotted toward vacation, holidays, sick time, etc.
• Caregiver discounts – We offer discounted rates for auto, home and pet insurance, identify theft protection and more.
• Adoption assistance – We provide financial assistance of up to $5,000/per child ($10,000 maximum lifetime benefit) for caregivers who choose to legally adopt a child.
• Employee Assistance Program – The Program provides free, confidential short-term counseling for caregivers and their families, whether for relationships or legal challenges.
• Employee Hardship Fund – This fund provides aid for caregivers experiencing unexpected financial difficulties.
• Paid maternity and parental leave – You will enjoy up to eight consecutive weeks for maternal care after the birth of your child to bond with your baby and up to four weeks for parental care.

Pay Range

Minimum Annual Salary: $52,270.00
Maximum Annual Salary: $79,727.50