Registered Dietitian

Northwell Health; Plainview (NY); On-site; USD 62,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a per diem Registered Dietitian to provide expert nutrition care across clinical teams in a hospital setting. You will conduct nutrition assessments, develop patient-specific care plans, and coordinate with physicians to optimize dietary interventions.

Responsibilities include patient interviews, education for patients and families, and contributing to menu planning and nutrition education programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent.
• CDR RD certification required.
• CDN in NYS as needed.
• Advanced/specialized certifications as needed.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Acute care experience preferred.
• Hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train team members.
• Perform varied clinical tasks of minimal complexity.
• Interview patients for nutritional history and document.
• Conduct nutrition assessment and develop care plans.
• Recommend diet modifications to physicians.
• Provide nutrition education to patients and families.
• Contribute to changes to patient menus and supervise food service staff.
• Support clinical operations and daily activities.
• Prepare and conduct individual and group nutrition education sessions.
• Develop effective nutrition information communication within the program.
• Provide in-services on therapeutic diets to teams.
• Participate in QA/PI data collection and related tasks.

Skills

Master's Degree

1-3 years experience

Acute care experience

Hospital experience

Education

Master's Degree or equivalent

Registered Dietitian Certification (RD)

CDN in NYS (as needed)

Job description

Job Description

includes weekdays, holidays, as early as 7 and as late as 5pm, position is truly perdiem. It is not consistent days per week/month. it is PTO dependent with vacations/holidays.

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.
• Acute care experience, preferred.
• Hospital experience, preferred.

*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).