Registered Dietitian

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; United States; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work after Training period

Job summary

Trinity Health Of New England's Saint Francis Hospital is seeking a registered dietitian to provide evidence-based nutritional care, assess patients, design individualized plans, and monitor outcomes in collaboration with physicians and the care team.

You will perform nutrition assessments, implement MNT, educate patients and families, document in EMR, participate in rounds, and mentor nutrition interns; licensure as a registered dietitian is required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in food and nutrition, dietetics, or related field required by CDR (effective Jan 1, 2024) or bachelor’s degree grandfathered prior to this update.
• Registration as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and state licensure as LDN required.
• Maintaining registration and licensure required per guidelines.
• 1 year of experience as a dietitian preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs nutrition assessments and develops patient-specific care plans.
• Provides MNT instruction to patients.
• Documents assessments and care plans in EMR.
• Collaborates with physicians and care team; participates in rounds and training interns.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Analytical ability

Clinical nutrition knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in food and nutrition or dietetics or related field

CDR Registration as Dietitian

State licensure as Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN)

Bachelor's degree (grandfathered)

Job description

Employment Type: Full time Shift: Day Shift Description: Come join the Dietitian team at Saint Francis Hospital, part of Trinity Health Of New England! We are a member of the nationwide Trinity Health family, bringing compassionate care to our communities.

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 (Rotating Weekends)
• Hybrid Work after Training period
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Award-winning Patient Access Department Ministry/Facility Information

Our Mission and Core Values

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. Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we're 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.