Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Advocate Health; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid Time Off

Educational Assistance Program

Retirement plans with employer match

Job summary

Advocate Health in Macon, GA is seeking a Registered Dietitian to assess nutritional status and provide medical nutrition therapy in a full-time role. You will collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other team members to integrate nutrition into comprehensive patient care and ensure timely documentation and education.

The position emphasizes hands-on counseling, development of care plans, and ongoing professional education for patients, families, and staff.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian licensure or eligibility (CDR) per state requirements.
• Strong knowledge of nutrition assessment and MNT.
• Effective communication with medical staff and patients.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and monitors nutritional status and adjusts care based on evidence and clinical data.
• Provides MNT/counseling including assessment, development, and monitoring of plans.
• Coordinates nutrition with physicians and nursing for integrated care.
• Completes documentation of care plans, assessments, and education.
• Develops and delivers patient and family education materials.
• Conducts in-service training for team members and residents as needed.
• Mentors dietetic interns and supports orientation and training.
• Disseminates nutrition research findings to the medical team and patients.
• Communicates with multidisciplinary departments to ensure high standards.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Medical nutrition therapy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Patient education

Education

Bachelor’s degree in foods and nutrition

Master’s degree (if applicable per policy)

Job description

Department:

11903 Navicent Health Medical Center - Food and Nutrition

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou** rs Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Daytime. Primarily weekdays, occasional weekend and holiday coverage.

Pay Range:

$28.55 - $42.85

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:

RegisteredDietitian(by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the RegisteredDietitianexam 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.

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate’s job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.