Clinical Dietitian Full Time Days

Detroit Medical Center; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Detroit Medical Center is seeking a full-time nutrition professional at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. The role focuses on conducting comprehensive nutrition assessments for patients, developing tailored nutrition care plans, and collaborating with medical staff to ensure high-quality patient care. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and complete a dietetic internship. The position offers opportunities for education, program development for dietetic interns, and maintaining patient nutritional services.

Qualifications

• Conduct nutrition assessments and develop tailored nutrition care plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds and provide education on nutrition topics.
• Research and develop programs for dietetic interns.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutrition assessments considering patient history and dietary needs.
• Monitor foodservice personnel to ensure quality nutrition services.
• Promote community welfare and effective communication in hospital settings.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Patient education

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Program development for interns

Customer service

Education

Bachelors degree in Nutrition/Dietetics

Dietetic Internship

Job description

DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.

Job Summary

Reports to the Director, DMC Nutrition Services and conducts a nutrition assessment for all patients identified at nutritional risk to determine an appropriate plan of nutrition therapy that meets their assessed needs. A nutrition assessment includes evaluation of patients medical history, medication/herbal supplement history, anthropometric measurement, assessment of lab values, and diet history. The assessment also includes age specific factors, cultural and religious practices, and barriers to learning including physical, emotional, language, cognitive and motivation. Nutrition Care Plans specific to patients identified need are developed and include requirements for nutrients and nutrition education as appropriate. The assessment is completed using a multi-disciplinary approach with input from medical staff, nursing, speech language pathology, and other appropriate hospital personnel. Records nutrition assessment in patient records using DMC approved documentation.

• Performs as a resource person for hospital personnel and medical staff regarding nutrition and participates in multidisciplinary rounds as well as providing education to various departments on nutrition related topics.
• Researches and develops programs for dietetic interns. Participates in the education of dietetic interns by providing specialized and general nutrition instruction.
• Participates in research projects and nutrition related programs.
• Works with outside agencies in obtaining ongoing assistance for patients as appropriate.
• Maintains hospital and departmental policies, procedures, objectives, process improvement and provides input on improving processes and ways to provide high quality patient care.
• Inventory and order office and tube feeding supplies.
• Monitors and directs foodservice personnel to ensure provisions of optimal nutritional food service to patients are met; follows up with patient to ensure adherence to dietary regimen.
• Formulates special recipes or plans to meet the specific needs of patients.
• Promotes guest relations. Maintains good customer service providing assistance to customers in a quick and courteous manner.
• Promotes the value of the DMC by demonstrating behaviors supportive of a commitment to quality, community welfare, respect and involvement, teamwork, open and effective communication, innovation and education, and efficient and effective resource use.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Nutrition/Dietetics.
• Dietetic Internship in healthcare setting or completion of a supervised practice program at a health care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation, or combined with graduate or undergraduate studies. Programs are usually 6 to 12 months in length.
• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or registry eligible passing the registry exam within 6 months of completion of internship.
• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required if working with patients with inherited metabolic disorders.

Job: Food Svcs/Dietary

Primary Location: Detroit, Michigan

Facility: DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Type: Day

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