Registered Dietitian

Trinity Health; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth potential

Core values focus

Award-winning department

Job summary

Trinity Health Of New England is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide optimal nutritional care at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. The role involves assessing, planning, and monitoring nutrition care, with emphasis on evidence-based MNT and collaboration with physicians and the health care team.

You will educate patients and families, document in the EMR, participate in rounds, and supervise nutrition interns. A Master’s degree and RD licensure are required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field as required by the CDR (effective Jan 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.
• Registration as a dietitian with the CDR and state licensure (LDN) required; maintenance as per guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
• Develops and implements patient-specific nutritional care plans and goals.
• Assesses need for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction and provides it.
• Documents assessments, care plans and education in the EMR using standardized language.
• Collaborates with physicians and health care team to clarify orders and discuss MNT.

Skills

Nutrition assessments

MNT instruction

EMR documentation

Interdisciplinary communication

Training nutrition interns

Allergen awareness

Serv Safe training

Education

Master’s degree in nutrition or dietetics

Registered Dietitian (CDR)

State licensure as LDN

Bachelor’s degree grandfathered before 2024 update

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Location: Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford CT

Position Purpose:

Provides optimal nutritional care by effectively identifying age specific patient needs, assessing nutritional status, designing appropriate care plans and monitoring to maximize clinical outcomes. Provides evidence-based nutritional information and guidance to physicians, staff, patients, and families.

What you will do:

• Performs nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines.


• Develops and implements patient specific nutritional care plans, interventions, and goals as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.


• Assesses patients need for Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction.


• Provides MNT instruction to patients on modified diets when appropriate.


• Assists in the management of nutrition support --Enteral Nutrition/Parenteral Nutrition (EN/PN) as per Nutrition Practice Guidelines (MMC only).


• Documents all assessments, patient education, nutrition care plans, interventions, and goals in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) utilizing Standardized Language and Nutrition Care Process.


• Confers with physicians and other allied health care team members to clarify orders, recommends appropriate MNT and exchange patient information.


• Participates in patient rounds, attends and contributes to patient care meetings.


• Participates in training nutrition interns.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Work requires the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts acquired through the completion of a Master’s degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field as required by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR) (effective January 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update. Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and a state licensure as a licensed dietitian/nutritionist (LDN) are required. Maintenance of registration and licensure required as per guidelines.


• One (1) year of experience as a dietitian, preferably in a healthcare environment is preferred.


• Work requires the analytical ability to collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list and to devise/implement intervention.


• Work requires effective verbal and written communication skills, which may include explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians, other health care team members, patients, and their families. Enforces policies and regulations in difficult situations or performs other duties requiring a comparable level of communication skill.


• Allergen Awareness training/certificate and Serv Safe Management training/certificate preferred.

Position Highlights and Benefits

• Full-Time, 40 Hours- Day Shift


• Our Mission and Core Values


• Career growth and advancement potential


• Award-winning Patient Access Department

Ministry/Facility Information

Trinity Health Of New England is an integrated health care delivery system that is comprised of world-class providers and facilities dedicated to full spectrum preventative, acute, and post-acute care. We aim to deliver top level care to increase our community's overall health at lower costs. While we serve nearly 3 million people, we are proud to be a part of a national system that focuses on putting our patients first and having the best colleagues to do so.