Clinical Registered Dietitian

Deaconess News; Jasper (IN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate nutrition professional to provide exceptional care to patients. In this role, you will develop tailored nutrition plans and educate patients and their families, ensuring they understand dietary needs during recovery. With a focus on professional development, this position offers flexible schedules and opportunities for career advancement. Join a supportive environment where your expertise will make a significant impact on patient health and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Student Loan Repayment Program

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition or related field required.
• Registered Dietitian with experience in therapeutic dietetics.

Responsibilities

• Provides nutrition intervention and develops therapeutic diets.
• Educates patients and families on dietary restrictions.

Skills

Nutritional assessments

Public speaking

Communication skills

Personnel management

Teaching nutrition

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition

Registered Dietitian

Completion of approved internship

Job description

Benefits:
We pride ourselves in retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:
- Flexible work schedules – Full time/part time/supplemental – Day/Eve/Night
- Tuition reimbursement
- Student Loan Repayment Program
- Career advancement opportunities

Job Summary
Provides compassionate service and respects the personal dignity of patients, public, and co-workers in a spirit of cooperation. Performs nutrition intervention to/or for an assigned patient caseload and develops therapeutic diets and nutrition supplements that will provide maximum nutritional support during specific disease/illness processes. Educates and counsels patients and their families in all aspects of nutritional care, in order to promote an understanding and acceptance of dietary restrictions, and to encourage continued cooperation and maintenance of nutritional standards during post-hospitalization. Reports to the Director of Food and Nutrition Services. 32-40 hours per week. Schedule 7:30am to 4pm. On call weekends/no holidays.

Qualifications
Education:
1. Baccalaureate Degree in Nutrition or related field which provides a thorough understanding of Clinical Nutrition and patient education and lead to registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
2. Completion of one of the following: an approved Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Internship Program, an approved Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Coordinated Undergraduate Program (CUP), a Masters Degree and six months of an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approved work study program, an approved AP4 program.
3. Registered Dietitian.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must be familiar with the hospital organization, regulations, policies and procedures of the departments throughout the hospital to provide maximum coordination of Food Service with related patient care services. Experienced in personnel management techniques and in therapeutic and administrative dietetics. Must be effective in supervision of other people and able to keep accurate records. Job knowledge in therapeutics should be inclusive of, but not limited to: nutritional assessments, interpretation of lab data, nutritional support for those on TPN's and TEN's, Food and Drug Interaction, and current treatment for diseases, diagnoses, and dialysis. Must have effective public speaking skills, knowledge of adult learning principles and current nutritional information. Must demonstrate competencies in teaching nutrition to adults. Employee for this position, must have strong marketing and presentation skills. Excellent communication skills, written and oral. Must be able to operate audio-visual equipment after training and work with groups of all sizes.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.