Clinical Dietitian - Outpatient Eating Disorders

ThedaCare; Menasha (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health care system dedicated to transforming patient care! As a Clinical Dietitian, you will play a pivotal role in assessing nutritional needs and developing tailored care plans. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide education and support, ensuring patients receive the best possible dietary guidance. With a commitment to compassion and innovation, this role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact in the community. If you're passionate about nutrition and patient care, explore this exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team focused on enhancing health and well-being.

Benefits

Health Coaches

Mental Health Support

Daycare Options

Work/Life Balance

Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Conducts nutrition assessments and develops care plans.
• Counsels clients on dietary principles and food selection.

Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors nutritional care plans based on assessments.
• Participates in discharge planning and recommends home care nutritional needs.

Skills

Nutritional Counseling

Dietary Planning

Assessment Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Registered Dietitian

Certified Dietitian

Tools

EPIC

Nutrition Care Manual

Job description

Why ThedaCare?

Living A Life Inspired!

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world.

At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare.

Benefits, with a whole-person approach to wellness –

• Lifestyle Engagement
  • e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support

• Access & Affordability
  • e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

About ThedaCare!

Summary :

The Clinical Dietitian assesses nutritional status and develops and implements a comprehensive nutrition care plan. Completes nutrition focused physical assessments to accurately diagnose malnutrition. Participates in the interdisciplinary team providing care coordination, education, and support during the discharge process. Provides nutritional counseling, education, and symptom management to clients in classes or individually in the outpatient setting.

Job Description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Develops, implements, monitors, and coordinates nutritional care plan based on assessment to client's needs with other health professionals.

• Completes nutrition focused physical exam to diagnose malnutrition.

• Counsels individuals and family members on nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection, and economics of nutrition. Adapts plans to individual client's needs, lifestyle, and cultural eating habits. Provides follow-up and makes appropriate referrals based on needs of individual.

• In collaboration with the dining and patient meal department, plans and evaluates menus to meet nutritional needs of patients with consideration for food preferences.

• Documents assessments, recommendations, and plan of care in EPIC. Documents in EPIC care plans and education interventions and goals.

• Participates in discharge planning. Recommends home care nutritional needs.

• Interprets, evaluates, and utilizes current research to achieve effective nutritional care.

• Utilizes the Nutrition Care Manuel from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a resource for educational materials.

• Participates in process improvement work to support delivery of best care to patient in the acute care setting.

• Oversees diet technician’s assessment and interventions per defined scope of practice per the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

• Serves as a preceptor for dietetic interns.

• QUALIFICATIONS:

• Registered Dietitian

• Certified Dietitian within 6 months of hire

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) pounds without assistance

• Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Climate controlled office setting with daily movement throughout the facility

• Interaction with department members and other healthcare providers

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

Scheduled FTE:

0.6

Location:

ThedaCare Regional Medical Center - Appleton - Appleton,Wisconsin

Overtime Exempt:

No