Clinical Dietitian I - Broward Health Medical Center

Aramark Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Clinical Dietitian I to provide comprehensive nutrition care to patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This entry-level role involves conducting nutrition assessments, developing intervention plans, and ensuring that patient nutritional needs are met according to established standards. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong communication and documentation skills while working collaboratively with medical and nutrition staff. If you are passionate about nutrition and patient care, this opportunity offers a chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals through tailored dietary support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition required with accredited coursework.
• Must maintain dietetic registration and continuing education.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient nutrition assessments and develops nutrition intervention plans.
• Provides nutrition counseling and education to patients and families.
• Maintains documentation of nutrition care in medical records.

Skills

Nutrition Assessment

Patient Counseling

Documentation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition

Job description

Job Description

The Clinical Dietitian I provides overall nutrition care to patients and is considered an entry-level role. Assures that the nutritional needs of the individual patients are being met and that all documentation related to the patient’s nutritional status is complete and accurate. Plans and administers activities related to resident/patient nutrition care, complying with the standards established by Aramark Healthcare, regulatory agencies, and clients. Establishes and maintains effective multidisciplinary relationships to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care.

Job Responsibilities

• Maintains dietetic registration, government-required credentials and/or licensure and continuing education requirements.
• Conducts patient nutrition assessment on a population of varying levels of acuity patients.
• Scope of practice may include both In-Patients (hospitalized) and Out-Patients (community/clinic-based).
• Manages the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care Process.
• Conducts rounding to drive patient satisfaction.
• Assesses educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning.
• Provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, taking into consideration any adaptations to teaching methods necessary to meet patient learning needs.
• Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns.
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family.
• Provides appropriate follow-ups in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home health services as appropriate.
• Delivers strong operational performance by executing against Aramark Healthcare and regulatory agency standards and programs, continually monitoring operations, and completing assessments and necessary action plans to provide optimal nutrition care and meal service to patients/residents.
• Works cooperatively with medical staff as well as food and nutrition services staff to ensure conformance to prescribed nutrition care orders.
• Provides education that ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards.
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in a patient’s medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress towards goals.
• Maintains clinical productivity standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing.
• Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information.

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution with coursework accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies.
• Earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies.
• Formal eligibility to practice dietetics in geographic location where applicable.

Conditions of employment include busy hospital and outpatient settings, from patient rooms/floors to kitchen/serving areas.