Dietitian Nutritionist

Atrium Health Floyd; Rome (GA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Floyd is seeking a registered dietitian to assess nutritional status, provide medical nutrition therapy, and coordinate nutrition into patient care. The role involves counseling, education, and developing teaching materials for patients and staff.

Responsibilities include documenting care plans, leading in-service sessions, mentoring dietetic interns, and collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other professionals to ensure high-quality nutrition outcomes for diverse patient

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with state licensure.
• Must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment.
• Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition (or Master’s if late CDR eligibility).

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor nutritional status and adjust care as per literature.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling; complete consults.
• Coordinate nutrition into total patient therapy with physicians/nurses.
• Document care plans, assessments, and education in required tools.
• Educate patients and families; develop and use education materials.
• Provide in-services and mentor dietetic interns as applicable.
• Disseminate nutrition research findings to medical team and patients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary departments for optimal care.

Skills

Communication

Education delivery

Documentation

Teaching/mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition

Master’s degree in nutrition (preferred depending on CDR)

Tools

Registered Dietitian licensure

Job description

Essential Functions

• Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated utilizing current scientific literature on methodology and relates this information to medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation of the patient/client.
• Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas. Completes consults and referrals as received.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program.
• Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education in all required documentation tools in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
• Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/client and family education. Develops, evaluates, and utilizes appropriate education materials. Learning needs are identified using methods appropriate to each learner's developmental and educational level; evaluates and documents learner response to teaching.
• Provides/develops periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested. In-service development for residents and attending physicians is supervised by clinical manager or designee.
• Under the guidance of the manager or designee, participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
• Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues, including performance feedback on personnel when requested or applicable to ensure standards of excellence are met for customer satisfaction.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous basis. Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and on a computer screen. Able to compose written communications frequently. Able to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally. Able to perform motor skills as reaching out/up. Frequent periods of walking, standing, sitting. Infrequently squatting, twisting, and bending.

Licensure, Registration And/or Certification Required

Registered Dietitian (by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment required.

Education Required

Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024, or minimum of master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024.

Experience Required

None Required.

Patient Population Served

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.