Clinical Dietitian I

CommonSpirit Health; Caldwell (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin, part of CommonSpirit Health, is recruiting a Clinical Dietitian to provide expert nutrition care and develop individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes.

You will communicate nutritional data across systems, participate in health team meetings, and uphold evidence-based care with empathy for patients and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and ACEND-accredited dietetics program completion.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) or equivalent within 90 days of hire.
• Dietitian licensure/eligibility in Texas within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated.
• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s). Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers.
• Develops an intervention plan including feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription tailored to patient needs and documented in the medical record.
• Collaborates with Food and Nutrition Services to enhance patient experience and participate in staff training and diet manual usage.

Education

Bachelor's degree and ACEND-accredited dietetics program completion

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As a Clinical Dietitian, you will provide expert nutrition care, developing and implementing individualized plans to improve patient health outcomes.

Every day you will clearly communicate nutritional data across all systems and participate in health team meetings as the resident nutrition expert.

To be successful in this role, you will integrate robust clinical expertise with empathetic, evidence-based care, consistently adhering to professional standards and fostering effective communication with patients and healthcare teams.

• Performs nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition-related diagnosis when indicated. Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk. Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher levels of care.
• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s). Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers. Works within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute toward overall patient care. Closely monitors, evaluates and rescreens patient nutrition status as appropriate. Updates plan of care as necessary. Follow up with patients as needed.
• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders. Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience. This includes participating in test trays, menu reviews, periodic auditing of trayline for accuracy of diet orders, validating menu compliance with the facility Diet Manual Handbook and Nutrition Care Manual (NCM), supporting with patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, interns, etc.), maintaining communication with patients, staff, and guests and providing excellent customer service. Participates in peer reviews and chart audits, and collaborates in Diet Manual Handbook training for all clinical staff (new registered dietitians, nurses, therapists, physicians, etc.), including how to access it in hard and soft copy.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, and completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics)
• Registered Dietician, or RD ADA, or RD AND, or RD CDR, within 90 Days
• Dietitian: TX, within 90 Days

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health - Memorial Lufkin is a 279 bed facility and member of CommonSpirit Health, a national nonprofit health system. Serving East Texas, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin provides more than a quarter of a million patient services annually and contributes millions of dollars in local charity care and community support. We're the area's first Joint Commission Certified Primary Stroke Center, with board-certified neurologists and neurosurgeons offering full-spectrum stroke care. Nationally recognized as a HealthCare Center of Excellence, St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin offers compassionate, comprehensive health care, including off-campus rehab and outpatient facilities and services. In addition to its large emergency department, there are 32 private rooms, dedicated imaging and OBGYN, wound care, infusion and lab services.

Pay Range

$26.06 - $38.76 /hour