Registered Dietitian

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Home Health, Hospice & Home Care is seeking a dietitian to provide medical nutrition therapy in an acute care hospital setting. The role focuses on assessing and managing complex nutrition needs for patients and specialized populations.

Responsibilities include developing care plans, coordinating nutrition therapy, counseling patients, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to improve outcomes and support discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical nutrition assessment and care planning skills.
• Effective communication for counseling in a clinical setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary acute care team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nutrition assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans.
• Manage nutrition therapy for medically complex cases, including nutrition support when indicated.
• Provide patient counseling and education tailored to clinical needs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to optimize outcomes.
• Support continuity of care by assisting with nutrition care through discharge.
• Mentor and train dietitians to build acute care and nutrition support expertise.

Skills

Clinical nutrition assessment

Care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient counseling

Job description

Provide medical nutrition therapy in an acute care hospital by assessing and managing complex nutrition needs for patients and specialized populations.

Key Duties

• Conduct nutrition assessments and develop individualized nutrition care plans.
• Manage nutrition therapy for medically complex cases, including nutrition support when indicated.
• Provide patient counseling and education tailored to clinical needs.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to optimize outcomes.
• Support continuity of care by assisting with nutrition care through discharge.
• Mentor and train dietitians to build acute care and nutrition support expertise.

Qualifications/skills:

Strong clinical nutrition assessment and care planning skills, effective communication for counseling, and the ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary acute care setting.