Spring 2027 Start Dietitian Internship

Job Duties & Responsibilities

The Registered Dietitian Intern provides individual and group nutrition interventions based on evaluation of the patient, family, and significant others, while considering the individual’s cultural, ethnic, and personal needs and preferences. The nutrition care plan is monitored and revised as necessary through an interdisciplinary process.

• Provide group and individual nutrition therapy via the Nutrition Care Process (NCP).
• Screen patients to identify those patients at nutritional risk via nursing assessment.
• Complete dietitian assessments on individuals according to risk level following screening.
• Provide individual nutrition therapy at a frequency necessary to meet the needs of the patient.
• Provide meal/snack outings, grocery store tours, cooking groups, and life-skills groups as indicated by program schedule or the needs of patients.
• Recommend the need for transitional feedings (from enteral to oral intake and vice-versa) and participate in the multidisciplinary team that determines the appropriate administration of nutrition therapies and food.
• Provide individualized drug/nutrient interaction education as indicated and adjust the IPOC as needed.

Education/Training Requirements

Education/Training Requirements:

• Completed bachelor’s degree and enrolled in a Master’s degree program in Dietetics.
• Successful completion of all Rogers onboarding training coursework is required prior to start.
• Formal training in the management of aggressive patients (NCI) is required within sixty (60) days of date of placement.
• Annuar re-certification is required and will be provided.
• Successful completion of pre-placement background checks through the Rogers system is required.
• Successful occupational health clearance from your provider is required.

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