Clinical Dietitian Lead

CHI St Vincent Health; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Vincent Health in Arkansas seeks a Clinical Dietitian Lead to assess patients’ nutritional status using established tools, counsel patients and families on nutrition plans, and coordinate clinical nutrition administrative duties.

The role includes mentoring Clinical Dietitians and students, participating in patient satisfaction and quality improvement projects, and collaborating with leadership across Food and Nutrition Services and other departments to enhance patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Completion of ACEND-accredited dietetics program.
• Two (2) years acute hospital experience with complex patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Assesses nutritional status using standardized tools and develops nutrition plans.
• Counsels patients, families, and caregivers on nutrition management to improve disease outcomes.
• Coordinates clinical nutrition administrative duties and mentors Dietitians and students.
• Collaborates with Food and Nutrition Services leadership and other departments to support patient care.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

ACEND-accredited program

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

The Clinical Dietitian Lead assesses the nutritional status of the patient using recognized tools of assessment, and recommends and counsels patients, family, and /or caregivers on the appropriate nutrition plan to improve the patient's disease or condition management. The Clinical Dietitian Lead coordinates and assists with clinical nutrition administrative duties and mentors Clinical Dietitians and students. Performs administrative duties, participates in patient satisfaction, quality management, and performance improvement projects and meetings. Collaborates with the leadership in Food and Nutrition Services, as well as leadership in other departments as it relates to patient care and nutrition. Performs duties of Clinical Dietitian II on a regular basis.

• Conducts patient screening in accordance with specialized clinical guidelines for those at a specific nutritional risk.
• 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 level of care.
• Supports patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.) and provides for the operational needs of these positions.

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• Completion of accredited dietetics program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics).
• Two (2) years acute hospital experience working with patients in more complex levels of care to specialized populations (e.g. pediatric, bariatric, ICU, etc.)

Preferred / Required

• Licensure and Certifications Compact Accepted
• Dietitian: AR (DIETITIAN:AR) within 90 Days
• Registered Dietician (RD)
• Registered Dietitian ADA (RD-ADA)
• Registered Dietitian AND (RD-AND)
• Registered Dietitian CDR (RD-CDR)
• Board Cert Spec Oncology Nutrtion (BCSO)
• Board Certified Pediatric (BCPED)
• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC)
• Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE)

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.