Clinical Dietician

Job Description

Job Summary:

• Responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating individualized nutrition care plans for patients across the lifespan.
• Provides comprehensive nutrition assessments, education, and ongoing reassessment to ensure optimal patient outcomes, with a focus on medical nutrition therapy and diabetes management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient-specific nutritional care plans.
• Provides age-appropriate nutrition assessments for patients identified at nutrition risk, including diabetes management and education within established guidelines and timeframes.
• Adapts nutrition plans to meet patients’ economic, social, cultural, and age-specific needs.
• Reassesses patients at appropriate intervals and adjusts the plan of care as needed.
• Delivers age-appropriate nutrition education to patients and families.
• Assesses learning needs and readiness to learn for patients and caregivers.
• Participates in the development and review of educational materials and departmental resources to meet population needs.

Required Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong knowledge of nutrition principles and medical nutrition therapy.
• Pediatric nutrition knowledge preferred/required as applicable.
• Ability to identify nutritional deficiencies and develop corrective action plans.
• Skilled in conducting assessments and making evidence-based recommendations.
• Ability to educate patients, families, and healthcare staff on nutritional needs.
• Proficient in computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and nutrition software programs.