Clinical Dietitian Registry

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; United States; On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic is seeking a part-time Dietitian to join our nutrition team. The role includes weekend work, assessing and planning patient nutrition, performing nutrition-focused physical exams, and documenting nutritional status.

You will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patient goals. The candidate will educate patients and families, possibly supervise infant formula preparation, and must have a Bachelor’s degree with ACEND requirements completed; a Master’s

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred; ACEND accreditation requirements completed.
• Less than one year of previous job-related experience.
• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and licensed as a Dietitian in Illinois; must obtain registration and licensure within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess, interpret, plan, monitor and document nutritional status using evidence-based standards.
• Perform nutrition-focused physical examination on patients.
• Identify and provide age-specific nutrition care and meet cultural needs of patients and families.
• Collaborate with inter-disciplinary team to create care plans achieving health goals.
• Educate patients, caregivers, students and staff on therapeutic diets and nutrition support.
• Supervise infant formula preparation and tailor recipes to infant needs when assigned.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree (preferred)

ACEND requirements

Job description

Employment Type

Part time

Shift

Rotating

Description

Position will include weekends with additional hours as needed. Assess, interpret, plan, monitor, and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of patients using evidence-based standards of care, policies and practice guidelines. Perform a nutrition-focused physical exam on patients. Identify and provide age-specific nutrition care and meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families. Work within an inter-disciplinary team to provide a plan of care to achieve the patient's health goals. Educate patients, care givers, students, and other health care colleagues on the effect of therapeutic diets and nutrition support to maintain/improve nutritional status. When assigned, provide support and supervision to the daily infant formula preparation routine which includes identifying and calculating recipes to individualize the formula to meet nutritional needs of the infant. Participate in department activities to enhance patient satisfaction. Keep current on nutrition research and incorporate into daily practice. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Required: Bachelor’s Degree. Preferred: Master’s Degree. Specify Degree(s): Dietetics, Nutrition or Family & Consumer Science with ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) requirements completed.
• Required: Less than one year of previous job-related experience.
• Required: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration and Licensed as a Dietitian with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Must obtain registration and licensure within 6 months of hire date.

Compensation

Pay Rate: $30.01 per hour. Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience, qualifications, education, location, licensure, certification requirements, and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Benefits

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More Information

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