Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

IU Health; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan forgiveness

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program points

Job summary

IU Health is seeking an Inpatient Clinical Dietitian to support med-surg units at University Hospital. The role is full-time, five days a week with rotating weekends/holidays.

There is potential for remote work, though not guaranteed. The job involves managing nutrition support (enteral/parenteral), providing advanced diet education, coordinating discharges, and applying the Nutrition Care Process to create individualized patient plans.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree is required or Bachelor's Degree prior to 2024.
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration must be obtained within 6 months of start date.
• Licensure through the state of Indiana must be obtained within 1 year of start date.
• Any clinical area billing for service may require CDR approval and Indiana state RD license prior to start date.

Responsibilities

• Inpatient nutrition care including management of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Provide complex diet education and discharge coordination.
• Develop and implement nutrition care plans tailored to patient needs.
• Apply the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation).

Skills

Nutrition care planning

Nutritional education

Dietary assessment

Discharge coordination

Education

Master's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Overview

We are looking for team members who are passionate about challenging and significant work for the good of every patient. We are searching for individuals who are compassionate, serve with a purpose, are dedicated to supporting their team, and who seek excellence every day.

Why Join IU Health?

• 401(K) retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness - Government program that may allow qualifying participants to have the remainder of their student loan balance forgiven (after a set amount of time and specific qualifications have been met).
• Employee Assistance Program - Counseling at no cost to you
• Healthy Results - Participation in our team member wellness programs award points that contribute toward a biweekly financial incentive in your paycheck! The more you participate, the more you earn!

Description

This is a full-time Inpatient Clinical Dietitian position that will support med-surg units at University Hospital. This position is 5 days a week, with rotating weekends and holidays. There is opportunity to work from home, but it is not guaranteed.

Inpatient care includes managing nutrition support (both enteral and parenteral), complex diet educations, and discharge coordination. This role could be professionally fulfilling for a seasoned dietitian and a great place to learn and grow for and ambitious new dietitian. The Nutrition Care Process includes nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention and nutrition monitoring and evaluation. Plans, organizes, implements and evaluates nutrition education individualized to the patient/client needs.

Master's Degree is required or Bachelor's Degree prior to 2024.

Requires 0-3 years of relevant experience.

Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration must be obtained within 6 months of start date.

Licensure through the state of Indiana must be obtained within 1 year of start date.

Any clinical area billing for service may require CDR approval and Indiana state RD license prior to start date.

Requires the ability to develop nutritional care plans and provide nutritional education.

Requires the ability to demonstrate competency in nutrition focused physical exam and malnutrition documentation.