Clinical Dietitian

HealthPartners; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

HealthPartners seeks a Clinical Dietitian to provide in-patient nutrition care, perform assessments, develop care plans, monitor patient progress, and educate patients, families, and staff.

Requirements include a BA/BS in Food and Nutrition with supervised practice, and Minnesota licensure within five months. Must be a Registered Dietitian. Per diem schedule with 8:00am–5:00pm core hours and weekend rotation.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Food and Nutrition with supervised practice/internship in dietetics.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian and licensed with the state of Minnesota within 5 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams
• develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges
• assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans
• monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community.
• incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient's age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs.
• participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines.
• develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care.

Education

BA/BS Food and Nutrition with supervised practice/internship in dietetics

Job description

Clinical Dietitian provides in-patient clinical nutrition services in all areas where nutrition care is needed. In addition, you will take on the following responsibilities:

• perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams
• develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges
• assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans
• monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community.
• incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient's age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs.
• participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize. nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines.
• develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care.

FTE: 0.0; Per Diem

Work Schedule: Per diem. Core business hours 8:00am-5:00pm. Regular weekend rotation

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS Food and Nutrition and supervised practice/internship in dietetics
• Must be a Registered Dietitian and licensed with the state of Minnesota within 5 months of employment.