Clinical Dietitian — Medical Nutrition Therapy & Education

University of New Mexico - Hospitals; Edgewood (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Part time

Job summary

University of New Mexico Hospitals seeks a skilled dietitian to collaborate with the healthcare team, deliver medical nutrition therapy, and monitor outcomes. You will assess nutrition status, educate patients and families, and manage care on assigned units for neonate to geriatric patients.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6 months related experience; Dietitian registration eligibility and CPR/BLS are preferred. This is a 0.05 FTE, PRN role in the Dietary department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Essential: 1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare team to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy and monitor outcomes.
• Evaluate nutritional status using diet recall/history, physical exam, labs and anthropometrics.
• Educate patients and families on nutrition; deliver care on assigned units across age groups.
• Direct dining and nutrition care, ensuring adherence to policies and professional standards.
• Supervise dietetic interns as a preceptor and maintain accurate records for regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

CPR for Healthcare/BLS

Dietetic Registration eligible

Job description

University of New Mexico Hospitals seeks a skilled dietitian to collaborate with the healthcare team, deliver medical nutrition therapy, and monitor outcomes. You will assess nutrition status, educate patients and families, and manage care on assigned units for neonate to geriatric patients.

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 6 months related experience; Dietitian registration eligibility and CPR/BLS are preferred. This is a 0.05 FTE, PRN role in the Dietary department.