Registered Dietitian

BronxCare Health System; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BronxCare Health System seeks a dedicated Registered Dietitian to provide comprehensive clinical nutrition services and counseling to patients. You will collaborate with the Nutrition Manager, medical and nursing staff to optimize nutrition care, document progress, and participate in staff education and QA/QC initiatives.

The role involves coordinating patient nutrition plans, supervising dietetic staff, and contributing to training and development within a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• 1 year of experience in clinical nutrition.
• Registered Dietitian with ADA registration.
• Bachelor's degree in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics.
• Completion of dietetic internship requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical nutrition services with timely care and counseling.
• Collaborate with Nutrition Manager during admissions and daily rounds.
• Coordinate with medical/nursing staff to optimize patient nutrition.
• Document nutrition care in patient records according to standards.
• Delegate activities to dietetics team under supervision of CNM.
• Use Nutrition Care Manual appropriately for planning care.
• Plan and deliver education for staff and patients.
• Attend staff meetings and hospital in-services as required.
• Participate in QA/QC programs for patient services.
• Assist in training dietetic students and ongoing education.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics

ADA Registration as Dietitian

Job description

Overview

Performs a variety of tasks according to standard practices and procedures, and in complance with regulatory agency requirements that facilitate:

1. Provision and documentation of comprehensive level clinical nutrition services to patients

2. Maintenance of departmental quality assurance/quality control programs

3. Provision of on-going nutritional education to medical/nursing and nutrition staff

4. Following standard practices for regularly scheduled hours, productivity and employee behavior

5. Maintaining and promoting awareness of hospital mission statement and programs in order to assist in accomplishing its goals.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive level of clinical nutrition services appropriately and in timely manner by maintaining an efficient program for nutrition screening, assessment, follow-up care and counseling.
• Collaborates with clinical Nutrition Manager during admissions’ screening process by attending and participating in daily team meetings to receive/discuss daily patient visitation assignments.
• Collaborates with medical/nursing staff regarding individual patients to facilitate optimum nutrition care.
• Documents nutrition care provided in patient’s medical record in accordance with department standards.
• Delegates intermediate and basic care level patient visitation activities to graduate dietitians and diet clerks via CNM.
• Utilizes approved Nutrition Care Manual appropriately.
• Plans and implements educational programs for medical/nursing and nutrition staff and patients.
• Attends routine staff meetings, departmental/hospital in-services/orientation. Follows hospital policy on verification of attendance at same.
• Participate in departmental patient services quality assurance/quality control programs.
• Participates in the training of dietetic students.
• Participates in education programs or developmental in-services to improve skill levels.

Qualifications

Qualifying hospital intership experience. Successful completion of requirments for dietetic registration.

• 1 year experience in Clinical Nutrition
• Registered Dietitian
• ADA Registration as Dietitian
• Baccelaureate in Food and Nutrition or Dietetics