Registered Dietitian

Northshore Home Health Care; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care is seeking a nutrition professional to provide comprehensive nutrition care for hospitalized patients across medical-surgical, ICU, and stepdown units. The role emphasizes assessment, care planning, monitoring nutrition therapies, and education for patients and families.

Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams ensures safe, evidence-based outcomes with accurate documentation and timely communication.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical nutrition assessment and care planning skills.
• Ability to manage complex nutrition therapies in acute care settings.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Thorough documentation and clinical reasoning.
• Collaborative mindset with interdisciplinary care teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional status and identify nutrition risk for patients.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans.
• Manage and monitor nutrition therapies to support safe, evidence-based outcomes.
• Educate patients and families on nutrition plans and related care needs.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate nutrition care and optimize patient safety.

Skills

Clinical nutrition assessment

Care planning

Communication

Documentation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Role Summary

Provide comprehensive nutrition care for hospitalized patients across medical-surgical, ICU, and stepdown units.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional status and identify nutrition risk for patients.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans.
• Manage and monitor nutrition therapies to support safe, evidence-based outcomes.
• Educate patients and families on nutrition plans and related care needs.
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate nutrition care and optimize patient safety.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical nutrition assessment and care planning skills.
• Ability to manage complex nutrition therapies in acute care settings.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Thorough documentation and clinical reasoning.
• Collaborative mindset with interdisciplinary care teams.