Registered Dietitian

Northwell Health; Halesite (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a dedicated registered dietitian to plan, assess, implement, and evaluate patient nutrition care. You will mentor team members, conduct nutrition assessments, and collaborate with medical staff to individualize care plans.

Responsibilities include counseling patients and families, modifying menus, recording in medical records, and contributing to quality improvement. A Master’s degree, RD credential, and NY CDN as needed are required, with 1–3 years of

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, required.
• Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in New York State (CDN), as needed.
• Advanced/specialized certifications, as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train team members.
• Perform varied clinical tasks and problems of minimal complexity.
• Interview patients and/or family for nutritional history and preferences, document in medical records.
• Conduct nutritional assessment, develop and implement patient-specific care plans.
• Recommend diet modifications and ensure accuracy of physician orders.
• Provide nutrition guidance, education and counseling to patients and families.
• Contribute to menu changes and standardized recipes; oversee food service staff.
• Support clinical functions and daily operations within the team.
• Prepare and conduct individual and group nutrition education sessions; promote wellness initiatives.
• Develop and communicate nutrition information within the program and community.
• Provide in-services to culinary/food service and interdisciplinary teams.
• Participate in QA/PI tasks and data collection.
• Escalate operational or technical issues and modify tools or processes.

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience

Job description

Responsible for nutritional care of patients. Plans, assesses, implements, and evaluates patient nutritional care plan. Assists in menu modifications and other nutritional related functions.

Job Responsibility

• 1.May mentor and train team members.
• 2. Responsible for accurately and responsively performing varied clinical tasks and problems of minimal complexity
• 3.Interviews patient and/or family for nutritional history, obtains patient food preferences, assesses patients, and documents in patients’ medical record.
• 4. Conducts nutritional assessment, develops and implements patient specific care plans, and assists in recommending nutrition care plans to medical staff for review and consideration.
• 5.Recommends therapeutic diet modifications and/or supplemental feedings to physicians for patients, and ensures accuracy of diet order received by checking against physician’s order.
• 6. Provides nutritional guidance, education and counseling to patients and their families in accordance with the prescribed diet. Calculates nutrient content of tube feeding and dietary intakes as ordered by physicians.
• 7.Contributes to changes to patient’s menu, including patient food preferences, and the development of standardized recipes, as well as assists in overseeing food service workers in proper food handing and portion control.
• 8. Supports a clinical function to assist clinical team members and department or unit management with carrying out daily clinical operations
• 9. Prepares, presents, and conducts individual and group education classes, and refers clients to community services, as needed. Participates in and promotes Northwell wellness initiatives.
• 10.Develops and utilizes effective lines of communication regarding nutrition information within the program and community.
• 11.Provides in-services to culinary, food service and interdisciplinary teams regarding therapeutic diets and related topics.
• 12.Participates in Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement related tasks including data collection and executes tasks related to it, as directed.
• 13.Solves or escalates operational problems and technical issues to senior team members and management; modifies existing tools or processes
• 14.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Master's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience, required.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification with the Commissions on Dietetic Registration, required.
• Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in New York State (CDN), as needed.
• Advanced/specialized certifications, as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).