Clinical Dietitian - per diem

University of Vermont Medical Center; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Vermont Medical Center’s Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to inpatients and outpatients in designated areas. You will conduct screenings, assessments and ongoing monitoring of nutrition care, documenting outcomes per hospital policy.

You will educate patients, students and staff, and participate in quality improvement and community education initiatives across the department and hospital.

Qualifications

• Must have experience providing medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to acute inpatients.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to inpatients and outpatients in designated areas/programs.
• Complete screenings, assessments and ongoing monitoring of patients' nutritional care.
• Document processes and outcomes according to department and hospital policies.
• Educate/inservices to patients, students and health care staff.
• Participate in department- and hospital-wide activities pertaining to quality improvement, professional development and community education.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

Eligibility for registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Vermont state certification as a dietitian

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) to inpatients and outpatients in designated areas/programs. The dietitian completes screenings, assessments, and ongoing monitoring of patients' nutritional care; documenting processes and outcomes according to department and hospital policies. The dietitian provides education/inservices to patients, students, and health care staff, and participate in department and hospital-wide activities pertaining to quality improvement, professional development and community education.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics; eligiblilty for registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Vermont state certification as a dietitian. The organization requires completion of registration and certification within six months of employment.

EXPERIENCE:

Must have experience in providing MNT to acute inpatients whose needs include oral, enteral (via tube) and parenteral nutrition, and in recommending and treating inpatients and outpatients needing diverse oral therapeutic diets.