Registered Dietitian Specialty - Bariatric Program

LCMC Health; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

LCMC Health is seeking a Clinical Dietitian in New Orleans, LA, to conduct nutritional assessments and provide personalized nutrition care plans. The ideal candidate will teach nutrition education sessions, collaborate with healthcare professionals to enhance dietary health, and develop educational materials for both patients and professionals.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or a related field and experience as a Registered Dietitian. Excellent communication skills are essential for this role, which operates on a day shift basis.

Qualifications

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Licensed through the State of Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nutritional assessments and provide nutrition counseling to patients.
• Teach group education sessions related to nutrition.
• Implement patient dietary health by consulting with healthcare professionals.
• Develop and implement educational materials for patients.

Skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Excellent oral communication

Written communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field

Job description

General Duties

The Clinical Dietitian conducts nutritional assessments, provides nutrition counseling to patients and prepares individualized nutrition care plans. Teaches group education sessions related to nutrition and makes nutrition related presentations to interested groups in the community. Implements patient dietary health by consulting with physicians and other healthcare professionals. Reviews patient records, interviews patients, assesses nutritional needs and formulates appropriate diets.

Responsibilities

• Medical Nutritional Therapy of patients: Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals, ensuring compliance with ADA requirements and standards.
• Evaluates, interprets, monitors, and documents the nutritional status and needs of hospitalized and outpatient patients using established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Identifies and provides age‑specific nutrition counseling to meet cultural needs of patients and families.
• Develops, reviews, updates, and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals.
• Writes orders for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition, and laboratory data per hospital policy.
• Plans meals for hospital patients and others with special dietary needs.
• Assesses patients' nutritional needs, confers with doctors and uses computers to analyze nutritional intake.
• Teaches people who need special diets how to plan and prepare foods at home.
• Preceptor of clinical nutrition to newly hired clinical staff: Instructs and provides on‑the‑job training, supervises daily work of dietetic technicians, and provides input into evaluations.
• Assists with collection and formation of required data: Participates in nutritionally related interdisciplinary projects.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration or obtained within the orientation period.
• Licensed through the State of Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition.

Skills and Abilities

Strong interpersonal communication skills to communicate with patients, visitors, healthcare team members, and other employees.

Work Shift

Excellent oral and written communication skills required.

Shift Times

Days (United States of America)

Equal Opportunity Employer

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.