Registered Dietitian

Northwell Health; Village/Town of Mount Kisco (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a qualified Registered Dietitian to provide comprehensive nutritional care for patients, plan and evaluate care plans, and assist in menu modifications as needed. The role emphasizes collaboration with medical staff and a focus on quality patient outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in nutrition, current RD credential, and NY CDN if required, with 1–3 years of relevant clinical experience and strong communication skills to educate patients

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nutrition or related field is required.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification (RD) with the Commission on Dietetic Registration is required.
• CDN certification in New York State as needed.
• 1–3 years of relevant clinical nutrition experience.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train team members.
• Perform varied clinical nutrition tasks of minimal complexity.
• Interview patients/families for nutritional history and document in medical records.
• Conduct nutritional assessments and develop patient-specific care plans.
• Recommend therapeutic diet modifications to physicians for patients.
• Provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and families.
• Contribute to menu changes and oversee food service workers on portion control.
• Support clinical operations within the unit.
• Prepare and deliver individual and group nutrition education sessions.
• Facilitate communication of nutrition information within the program and community.
• Provide in-services to culinary and interdisciplinary teams.
• Participate in QA/PI tasks and data collection.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation in medical records

Education

Master's Degree in nutrition or related field

Registered Dietitian Certification (RD)

CDN in NYS

Tools

EMR documentation systems

Job description

Job Description:

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 Responsibilities:

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.
15. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Work Shift:

Flex Days/Shifts - 8:00AM-4:00PM & 9:00AM -5:00PM (PER DIEM)

Job Qualifications:

• 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).