Clinical Dietitian

Quick Facts

• Role: Clinical Dietitian (Part-Time, Days)
• Focus: Nutrition counseling and medical nutrition therapy with an interdisciplinary team

Description

The Clinical Dietitian provides nutritional counseling in collaboration with an interdisciplinary care team to restore or maintain optimal nutrition status. The role includes nutritional assessments, development and modification of nutrition care plans, education and counseling, and monitoring intervention effectiveness with documentation in the medical record.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to identify and connect with patients needing nutrition counseling
• Conduct nutritional assessments using medical information, anthropometric data, lab values, and diet history; develop nutrition care plans based on medical, developmental, and socio-cultural needs
• Recommend nutritional interventions including calorie/protein/vitamin/mineral supplementation, nutrition support, appropriate feeding route, and education needs
• Provide nutrition and lifestyle education for individuals and groups
• Discuss and interpret appropriate use of pharmacotherapy; make recommendations as appropriate
• Develop, present, and modify educational materials
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness using anthropometrics, changes in medical condition, tolerance to therapy, and adjust accordingly
• Communicate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure best patient care and appropriate discharge planning
• Participate in in-service training for staff, students, and physicians
• Educate target groups on nutrition’s role in disease management and lifestyle medicine
• Attend medical rounds in the area of practice
• Provide written documentation of all patient assessments and reassessments in the medical record
• Participate in department teams and precept dietetic interns as assigned
• Collect and document research data to support quality management outcomes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Benefits support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
• Detailed benefits information is available via the employer benefits page
• Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification