Inpatient Clinical Dietitian: Transform Patient Nutrition

Regions Hospital; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners' Regions Hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide in-patient clinical nutrition services across care areas. Responsibilities include nutritionally assessing patients, writing and implementing care plans, and educating patients and staff.

The role requires a Registered Dietitian, MN licensure within 5 months of employment, and involves per diem scheduling with core hours 8:00am-5:00pm and weekend rotations.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Food and Nutrition with supervised practice/internship in dietetics.
• Registered Dietitian and Minnesota state licensure within 5 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams
• develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges
• assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans
• monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community.
• incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient’s age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs.
• participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines.
• develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care.

Education

BA/BS Food and Nutrition and supervised practice/internship in dietetics

Job description

HealthPartners' Regions Hospital is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide in-patient clinical nutrition services across care areas. Responsibilities include nutritionally assessing patients, writing and implementing care plans, and educating patients and staff.

The role requires a Registered Dietitian, MN licensure within 5 months of employment, and involves per diem scheduling with core hours 8:00am-5:00pm and weekend rotations.