Registered Dietitian

Northwell Health; Town of Oyster Bay (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a Registered Dietitian to manage nutrition care for patients, develop and evaluate individualized care plans, and assist with menu modifications. The role includes collaboration with medical staff and nutrition service teams.

Responsibilities include conducting nutrition assessments, counseling patients and families, and supporting quality assurance and daily clinical operations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience is required.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification with the Commission on Dietetic Registration is required.
• CDN certification in New York State as needed.
• Advanced/specialized certifications are a plus.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train team members.
• Perform varied clinical tasks of minimal complexity accurately and responsively.
• Interview patients and families for nutritional history and preferences.
• Assess, develop, implement, and evaluate patient-specific care plans.
• Recommend therapeutic diet modifications and ensure accuracy of diet orders.
• Provide nutritional guidance, education, and counseling to patients and families.
• Contribute to menu changes, standardized recipes, and oversee food service staff.
• Support clinical operations with daily activities.
• Prepare and conduct education classes; refer clients to community services.
• 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, including data collection and related duties.
• Solve or escalate operational problems; modify tools or processes as needed.
• Performs related duties as required; all essential under ADA.

Education

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

Current Registered Dietitian Certification with the Commission on Dietetic Registration

Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in New York State (CDN)

Advanced/specialized certifications

1-3 years of relevant experience

Job description

Job Description

Shift Details: variable and dependent upon staffing needs and PTO. Can estimate a guarantee of at least 2 days a month. The position would include some weekend and holiday coverage. Shift is variable; as early as 8 and late as 5pm.

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).