Clinical Dietitian: Patient Nutrition & Education

Atlantic Health System; Summit (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlantic Health System in Summit, New Jersey seeks a clinical nutrition professional to perform nutrition activities in patient care areas, supporting medical and nursing staff to optimize nutrition care in line with established standards and regulatory requirements.

The role includes conducting patient nutrition assessments, counseling patients and families, maintaining regulatory records, and contributing to staff education and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the nutrition status of patients on appropriate biochemical, anthropometric, physical, and dietary data.
• Performs nutrition counseling and education to patients and/or family members.
• Maintains quality assurance and evaluates compliance with corporate policies and procedures and State and Federal guidelines.
• Develops and participates in educational sessions for staff to increase nutritional knowledge and improve patient care.
• Maintains accurate records to meet regulatory agency guidelines and assists in statistical analysis of data and actions plans for performance improvement initiatives.
• Participates in the efforts of department PI projects and clinical nutrition programs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Job description

Atlantic Health System in Summit, New Jersey seeks a clinical nutrition professional to perform nutrition activities in patient care areas, supporting medical and nursing staff to optimize nutrition care in line with established standards and regulatory requirements.

The role includes conducting patient nutrition assessments, counseling patients and families, maintaining regulatory records, and contributing to staff education and quality improvement initiatives.