Clinical Dietitian

Prime Healthcare; Weslaco (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, seeks a per diem Registered Dietitian to join an award-winning team delivering quality nutrition care.

You will assess patients, develop care plans, educate families, and help shape hospital nutrition formulary within your shift.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian is required.
• Licensed Dietitian (TX) is required.
• One year healthcare experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provides appropriate patient nutritional care.
• Assesses the nutritional status of patients, formulates a care plan, coordinates its implementation, and evaluates its impact and effectiveness.
• Provides nutrition education to patients/families.
• Approves supplements as appropriate and assists in the development of a hospital formulary appropriate to the patient population.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Care planning

Patient education

Education

Registered Dietitian Required

Licensed Dietitian (TX)

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community! Knapp Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

KnappMedical Center isan award-winning,not-for-profit hospital in Weslaco, Texas.With 227 beds, the community hospital specializes in emergency care, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, wound care, surgery, cardiology, gastroenterology, critical care, and interventional radiology.Knapp serves as the only acute care hospital in the Mid-Valley area, as well as Weslaco's only Level III Trauma Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, and Level II Newborn Nursery.Knapp has been providing quality and compassionate healthcare to Mid-Valley residents for 60 years. More than 300 physicians serve on the hospital's medical staff. Knapp also serves as one of the largest employers in the Mid-Valley, employing more than 450 people. For more information, please call956-968-8567or visitwww.KnappMed.org

Responsibilities

Provides appropriate patient nutritional care. Assesses the nutritional status of patients, formulates a care plan, coordinates its implementation, and evaluates its impact and effectiveness. Provides nutrition education to patients/families. Approves supplements as appropriate and assists in the development of a hospital formulary appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

Education and Work Experience

• Registered Dietitian Required
• Licensed Dietitian (TX)
• One year healthcare experience desirable.

Employment Status

Per Diem

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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