Dietitian

Nexus Health Systems; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexus Health Systems is seeking a Dietitian to oversee patient diets in line with physician orders and ensure nutritional adequacy of patient menus. Responsibilities include nutrition assessments, education, and collaboration with care teams.

You will assess patients within 72 hours of admission, provide in-service education, and document nutrition care meticulously in the medical record. The role requires licensure in Texas and RD registration, with potential collaboration on performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics or related degree
• Master's degree preferred
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of Texas
• Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Responsibilities

• Oversees patient diets in accordance with physician orders.
• Conducts nutritional assessments and monitoring per guidelines.
• Provides nutrition education to patients and staff.
• Communicates with disciplines about patient care.
• Documents all pertinent information regarding patient nutrition in medical records.

Skills

Nutritional assessment

Patient education

Dietary planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's in Nutrition/Dietetics

Master's degree preferred

Job description

The Dietitian oversees patient diets in accordance with physician orders and ensures nutritional adequacy of patient menus.

• Conducts Nutritional assessments and monitoring per DNV guidelines.
• Conducts nutrition education and in-service education to meet the needs of patients and staff.
• Assesses patient ' s nutritional status and establishes goals for each patient within 72 hours of admission.
• Provides appropriate educational in-service to dietary and nursing departments.
• Communicates with all appropriate disciplines information regarding patient care regularly .
• Participates in patient team conferences.
• Participates on appropriate committees as appointed.
• Evaluates and approve patient menus and approves modified diets.
• Instruct patients and their families on the nutritional needs at home and appropriate ways to achieve these as ordered by the physician.
• Educates patient/family on food/drug interactions and documents appropriate notation of such in the patient medical record.
• Documents all pertinent information regarding the patient ' s nutritional care in the patient ' s medical record in a timely and consistent manner.
• Assists in planning and conducting appropriate performance improvement.
• Develops and maintains department policies and procedures.
• Operates within set departmental budget and implements cost-saving procedures.
• Correlates dietary needs with laboratory findings consistently .
• Collaborates with physicians regarding nutritional needs and suggestions.
• Closely monitors patient weight to ensure goals of gain or loss are achieved.
• Recommends and/or assists with specific nutritional patient measurements to evaluate more specific goals , i.e. , calorie counts, pre-albumin/albumin monitoring , etc.
• Allots extra time and problem - solving to children who fail to thrive, are picky eaters, have digestive problems, etc . , to improve nutritional status.
• Ensures flexibility and creativity in methods developed to assist children in eating .
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor ' s of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics or related degree
• Master ' s degree preferred

Experience

• One ( 1 ) year of clinical experience, pediatrics preferred

Licensure/Certification

• Licensed Dietitian in the state of Texas
• Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration