Clinical Dietitian - Inpatient

The University of Kansas Health System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Health System seeks an Clinical Dietitian - Inpatient at Bell Hospital to assess and design individualized nutrition care plans for patients. You will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to implement nutrition strategies and monitor outcomes, while educating patients and families.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, ongoing professional development, and participation in quality improvement activities within an academic health system setting.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics required for RD credentialed after 1/1/2024
• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field from an accredited college or university
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Screens for nutrition risk and conducts nutrition assessments
• Develops personalized nutrition care plans and conducts follow-up assessments
• Collaborates with physicians and health care team to implement nutrition care
• Educates and counsels patients and families on nutritional care
• Serves as student preceptor and supports staff with nutrition expertise
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based nutrition practices
• Participates in department quality improvement activities and education outreach

Skills

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Nutrition care planning

Education

Master's in Nutrition or Dietetics

Bachelor's in Nutrition or related field

High school diploma

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Licensed Dietitian (KDADS)

Job description

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Clinical Dietitian works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized assessment and design a customized plan to address the patients' nutritional care needs. They periodically review the patient's status to ensure that the nutritional care goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan.

Position Title

Clinical Dietitian - Inpatient

Bell Hospital

Responsibilities And Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates competence in the areas of critical thinking, interpersonal relationships, and technical skills.
• Performs key functions of nutrition care according to department standards and procedures, including screening for nutrition risk, nutrition assessment, development of care plan, and follow-up monitoring/reassessment of patients identified to be at nutrition risk.
• Collaborates with physicians and other members of the health care team to implement nutrition care, coordinates care in conjunction with other disciplines, assesses progress of patients towards desired outcomes, records variances, and communicates with health care team when outcomes are not met.
• Acts as a nutrition resource/advocate to others for specific patients/families.
• Participates in team management rounds and care conferences of patients, and reports and responds to resulting requests for nutritional services.
• Instructs/counsels patients/families in nutritional care, understands/applies basic learning principles to both children and adults, is aware of available resources, utilizes available resources, and evaluates effectiveness of own teaching.
• Serves as student preceptor.
• Maintains and upgrades own level of nutritional care expertise while serving as a nutrition expert to staff, clients, students and community.
• Provides smooth, efficient, courteous flow of nutritional care information to Clinical Nutrition staff, managers and others health providers as needed.
• Actively participates in staff meetings, ad hoc meetings, and as a resource to others.
• Applies current research findings in practice by implementing evidenced based practice.
• Participates in department quality improvement activities and data collection as requested
• Participates in community education activities and/or outreach programs as needed.
• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education And Experience

• Master's Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics (required for RDs credentialed after 1/1/2024.) from an accredited college or university.
• Bachelors Degree in Nutrition or related field from an accredited college or university.
• High School Graduate

Required Licensure And Certification

• Registered Dietitian (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Bachelor's degree required for RDs credentialed prior to 1/1/2024. upon Hire
• Licensed Dietitian - Health Occupations Credentialing - Kansas (KDADS) upon Hire

Time Type

Job Requisition ID: R-58076

Important Information For You To Know As You Apply

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link [e-mail].
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.