Clinical Dietitian — Inpatient Nutrition Expert

Advocate Health; Chicago (IL); Sur place; USD 42 000 - 63 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Retirement plan

Résumé du poste

Advocate Health seeks a part-time Clinical Dietitian to deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy for hospital inpatients and select outpatients. You will assess nutritional needs, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with physicians, pharmacists and nurses.

Responsibilities include prescribing enteral/parenteral nutrition, documenting in the EMR, and ensuring plans align with regulatory and reimbursement standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics or higher with ACEND accredited supervised practice.
• Registered Dietitian (RD) certification required or eligible for registration.
• Experience in clinical hospital nutrition and Medical Nutrition Therapy preferred.

Responsabilités

• Provide daily Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for inpatients and select outpatients.
• Prescribe and monitor enteral and parenteral nutrition plans per protocol.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and nursing to optimize nutrition care.
• Document plans in the EMR and ensure accurate coding for reimbursement.
• Support nutrition education for patients and staff; precept students and residents.
• Participate in quality improvement and safety initiatives.

Connaissances

Advanced clinical nutrition

Medical Nutrition Therapy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Excellent communication

Formation

Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in nutrition or dietetics

ACEND-accredited supervised practice

RD registration

Outils

EPIC

CBORD

Description du poste

Advocate Health seeks a part-time Clinical Dietitian to deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy for hospital inpatients and select outpatients. You will assess nutritional needs, develop personalized care plans, and collaborate with physicians, pharmacists and nurses.

Responsibilities include prescribing enteral/parenteral nutrition, documenting in the EMR, and ensuring plans align with regulatory and reimbursement standards.