NICU DIETITIAN, NUTRITION SUPPORT - FULL TIME - DAY

JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a full-time NICU Dietitian for their Hackensack location. The role involves managing the nutritional needs of critical care patients, collaborating with medical teams, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. The ideal candidate will have a BS in nutrition or dietetics, relevant clinical experience, and a registered dietitian license.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Scheduling flexibility

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of acute care clinical experience.
• Registered Dietician License required.
• National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (CNSC, CMN) within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for nutritional management of critical care patients.
• Instructs patients on TPN, PNN, and therapeutic diets.
• Documents pertinent nutrition information in patients' medical charts.

Skills

Computer Literacy

Education

BS degree in nutrition or dietetics

Tools

CBORD

IDX Lastword

Job description

NICU DIETITIAN, NUTRITION SUPPORT - FULL TIME - DAY

NICU DIETITIAN, NUTRITION SUPPORT - FULL TIME - DAY

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NICU Dietitian, Nutrition Support - Full Time - Day

HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MED CNTR Hackensack, New Jersey

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• Requisition # 2025-161179
• ShiftDay
• StatusFull Time with Benefits
  
  

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community. Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Come join our Amazing team here at Hackensack Meridian Health! We offer EXCELLENT benefits, Scheduling Flexibility, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and much more!!!

The Nutrition Support Dietitian is responsible for the nutritional management of critical care patients. This position is assigned to the NICU to provide nutritional services compatible with established standards of practice and incompliance with state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

A day in the life of a Dietitian at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.) This process includes communicating with the patient, parent and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.).
• Obtains and interprets nutritionally related information in terms of patient needs, utilizing knowledge of growth and development, and an understanding of the range of treatment needed by patients over the age span from neonates to geriatrics.
• Instructs patients / significant others on TPN, PNN, external feedings, and other therapeutic diets as prescribed by the physician / team and provides follow-ups as needed.
• Documents pertinent nutrition information in patients' medical charts
• Writes orders for TP and all additives.
• Trains physician and patient care personnel.
• Assists with the management of diet offices and coordinates with appropriate personnel.
• Performs work related functions in an environment that could result in exposure to infectious patients, materials and hazardous substances.
• Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.
  
  

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• BS degree in nutrition or dietetics from an accredited institution meeting the didactic requirements of the AND.
• At least 3 years of acute care clinical experience.
• Computer Literacy.
• Registration with the AND.
  
  

Education, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Preferred

• Computer proficiency in a Windows environment; working knowledge of CBORD and IDX Lastword.
  
  

Licenses And Certifications Required

• Registered Dietician License.
• National Board of Nutrition Support Certification (CNSC, CMN) within one year of hire.
  
  

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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