Clinical Dietitian

Deaconess News; Newburgh (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Dietitian responsible for delivering comprehensive nutritional care to patients. This role includes patient assessment, menu formulation, and collaboration with healthcare teams to enhance patient health outcomes. The position offers a supportive environment with competitive pay and benefits tailored for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible schedules for work-life balance

Paid time off accrues from day one

Tuition reimbursement for healthcare courses

401K plan with employer matching

Professional development opportunities

Pet Insurance Available

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Completion of an accredited internship or C.D.P. program.
• Credentialed or registry eligible by the American Dietetic Association.

Responsibilities

• Provide nutritional assessment and education to patients.
• Develop and implement care plans based on nutritional needs.
• Evaluate and maintain tube feeding formulary.

Skills

Nutritional Assessment

Patient Education

Menu Development

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Completion of an approved internship or C.D.P. program

Job description

Join Our Team

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional health care partner in our community.

Benefits

We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Flexible schedules for work-life balance
• Paid time off accrues on day one for part and full time employees
• Get up to 50% of earned wages with Payactiv - access to the money you worked for, but haven't been paid yet
• Earn While You Learn – Deaconess offers tuition reimbursement for many healthcare opportunities, STEP UP program will pay your normal wages for time spent in enrolled class hours for up to 18 hours per week for approved programs; Deaconess offers access to a full suite of tools to help manage and educate with student loans and expenses. One on one student loan coaching via email, chat or calls.
• Educational Assistance up to $5.250.00 per calendar year while enrolled in undergraduate or graduate classes.
• Outstanding Referral Programs
• Pet Insurance Available
• Medical Premium Assistance of up to 10% is available for eligible full time employees.
• Wellness Incentives for full & part-time employee to reduce cost of insurance premium by $33.93 (and $11.30 for spouse, if applicable)
• Onsite children’s care centers (Infant through Pre-K) at Midtown and Eastside Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky. Subject to availability
• Deaconess RN on Call is available for employees 24/7/365 to speak to an RN
• Automatic enrollment in a 401K plan at 3% pre-tax contribution with an outstanding employer matching program
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses
• Career advancement opportunities
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses

Job Summary
Deaconess Dietitians are responsible for providing nutritional care for all patients of the hospital. The dietitian manages nutritional care on assigned units with a major portion of time spent in individual patient assessment and instruction.

• Identifies at-risk patients and/or receiving physician consult order.
• Provides nutritional assessment, as well as complete assessments for patients identified per nursing screen at high nutritional risk.
• Determines any food/drug interactions & p rovide nutritional education to patient/family members
• Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and available sources, and correlates plan with other healthcare personnel.
• Documents nutrition care plans and information into patient’s medical record and in accordance with the Standards of Care.
• Maintains tube feeding formulary by evaluating products, recommending product changes, communicating changes, and in servicing appropriate personnel on the proper use of the new product.
• Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of patients and integrates patients’ menus with basic institutional menus.
• Attends appropriate intra- and inter-departmental meetings, in-services, and care conferences.
• Involved with teaching/assessing outpatients and Home Healthcare patients.
• Provides consultative services with affiliated Hospitals and clinics (i.e., Deaconess Cross Pointe, Pediatric Specialty Clinic, Wound Clinic, Weight Loss Solutions Clinic, The Women’s Hospital, etc.)
• Involvement in care path and CQI teams & p articipate in the Hospital QAPI program.

Degree/Licenses

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an approved internship or C.D.P. program.
• Credentialed by American Dietetic Association or registry eligible.

Keywords: Diet, Clinic Dietitian, Dietitian, Food Service

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