Clinical Dietitian 1

Job Description

Job Summary:

• The Clinical Dietitian 1 provides nutrition therapy and education to patients, families, and the community.
• Performs nutritional assessments of patients and develops care plans. Develops and conducts educational programs and in service training programs.

Essential Functions of the Role:

• Performs nutritional assessment of patients.
• Analyzes patient medical and non-medical information through interviewing patients and or caregivers and reviewing medical records to determine appropriate nutrition care.
• Conducts nutrient intake analysis and formulates intravenous and enteral nutrition therapy with macro and micronutrient manipulation.
• Determines total parental nutrition therapy rates and duration of infusion and develops care plans.
• Provides individual and/or group nutrition counseling on outpatient and inpatient basis.
• Provides information on fitness and exercise as related to weight management and diet.
• Documents pertinent nutritional information in appropriate medical records and monitor patients to determine Need for appropriate modification in nutritional management.
• Researches, develops, and delivers educational and instructional programs and classes for patients, families, staff, dietetic interns, or community groups.
• Conducts educational in-service training programs for staff, and assists with training, instruction, and evaluation of dietetic interns.
• Develops nutrition education tools, and documents education instruction in patient medical record.
• Conducts research and develops proposals to obtain grant funding.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary patient rounds and/or case conferences and in discharge planning to gather and exchange information, assess patient response to care plan, and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of patient care.
• Assists in developing nutritional care and research protocols.
• Participates in quality assurance program by assisting in development of patient care criteria and analyzing actual care delivered.
• Participates in organizing and executing health fairs and other related community events.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Registered Dietitian