Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Atrium Health; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health in Georgia seeks a registered dietitian to assess, monitor, and adjust nutrition plans, and to provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling for patients across assigned areas.

The role includes documenting care plans, coordinating with physicians and the care team, and educating patients and families while mentoring dietetic interns and team members as part of a multidisciplinary program.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian licensure or eligibility with licensure within 6 months of employment.
• CDR registration eligibility with minimum bachelor’s or master’s degree depending on timing.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor nutritional status and adjust care using current scientific literature.
• Provide MNT/counseling and complete consults and referrals for patients/clients.
• Coordinate nutrition into the total patient therapy program with physicians and nurses.
• Document nutrition care plans, assessments, consultations, and education timely and thoroughly.
• Educate patients and families; develop, evaluate, and utilize educational materials.
• Teach and mentor dietetic interns and team members as applicable.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field

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.