Registered Dietitian

Cleveland Clinic; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy, counseling, and education to patients in a hospital setting. The role includes developing nutrition care plans, documentation, and collaboration with physicians to optimize patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate will hold an RD with state licensure and a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics, with 1+ year of clinical nutrition experience and EPIC familiarity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or related field.
• Active RD certification and licensure in the state.
• At least one year of clinical nutrition/dietetics experience.
• Preferred EPIC experience and hospital setting background.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
• Offer counseling and education to patients needing nutritional management.
• Develop and implement nutrition care plans and follow-up systems with documentation.
• Review diet orders, assess nutrition needs, and update care plans with physicians.
• Contribute to education programs for physicians, nurses, and staff.
• Create and revise patient education materials on disease management via MNT.
• Support departmental service growth, outreach, and revenue initiatives.
• Engage with referral sources and develop services aligned to client needs.
• Act as a supervisor for dietetic internships and practice rotations.
• Complete productivity reports and participate in ongoing professional development.
• Engage in clinical research and comply with regulatory policies.

Skills

Registered Dietitian (RD)

LD licensure

Epic experience

Hospital experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition or Dietetics

Tools

EPIC electronic health records

Job description

Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital is a fully integrated, state‑of‑the‑art medical campus that includes Diagnostic Centers, Outpatient Surgery and a 24‑hour Emergency Department. Martin North Hospital is part of the world‑renowned Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical centre that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

Martin North Hospital is looking to add a Registered Dietitian to its team of compassionate caregivers. The Registered Dietitian in this role will provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients. Diagnosing and treating malnutrition is essential for excellent patient care, and the provision of MNT (Medical Nutrition Therapy) will allow patients to cope with multiple diagnosis, either new or chronic. Your role is essential in optimizing nutrition care for our patients and the patient experience as a whole.

A caregiver in this position works 8 5‑hour shifts per week from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
• Provide counseling and education services to patient with disease processes that require nutritional management.
• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow‑up system and maintain documentation.
• Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies, evaluate appropriate fluid and electrolytes, review laboratory and clinical progress notes, inform physicians of patients' nutritional status and need for changes in diet, enteral or parenteral feeding and develop care plans, documentation and reassessments.
• Develop and contribute to Cleveland Clinic sponsored education programs for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, peers and the public.
• Create and revise education materials related to disease management through medical nutrition therapy.
• Participate in program development designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.
• Market services to potential and current referral sources and develop and implement services in response to client's needs and wants.
• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
• Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking.
• Participate in professional growth activities and attend and contribute to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
• Conduct clinical research.
• Comply with all regulatory organizations, including CMS, JCAO and ADA, and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a closely related field
• Maintain current licensure to practice Dietetics in the current state (LD)
• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)
• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition OR successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Prior EPIC experience
• Prior hospital experience

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Pay Range

Salaries [which may be] shown on independent job search websites reflect various market averages and do not represent information obtained directly from The Cleveland Clinic. Because we value each individual candidate, we invite and encourage each candidate to discuss salary/hourly specifics during the application and hiring process.