Registered Dietitian - Einstein Medical Center - Part Time - 16hrs Weekly

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plans

Tuition assistance

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a Registered Dietitian for Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. This part-time role (16 hours per week) focuses on medical nutrition therapy, patient education, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to optimize nutrition care across the patient continuum.

The RD will assess nutrition needs for diverse patients, implement diet plans, educate patients and families, and participate in rounds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Nutrition or Dietetics (required)
• Master's in Related Field (preferred)
• CADE supervised practice program completion (required/preferred)
• Registered Dietitian or eligible; pass exam within 6 months of hire; PA licensure within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Provide medical nutrition therapy goals for patients across the organization.
• Educate patients on diet/nutrition plans for discharge when needed.
• Serve as nutrition resource to physicians, nursing staff, and health care team.
• Participate in patient care rounds and communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Assess nutrition needs for patients on various feeding regimens and disease-specific requirements.
• Develop and monitor nutrition interventions per policies and procedures.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers; act as a resource for students and staff.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Medical nutrition therapy

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

EMR proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in Nutrition or Dietetics

Master's in Related Field Preferred

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Spreadsheet software

Job description

## Registered Dietitian - Einstein Medical Center - Part Time - 16hrs WeeklyApplylocations: Einstein Hosp Phila - Tower Bldgtime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ-0024852**Job Details**Registered Dietitian - Einstein Medical Center - Part Time - 16hrs Weekly**Job Description**Primary Responsibilities Provides appropriate medical nutrition therapy goals for patients throughout the organization. Educates patients regarding their diet/nutrition plan for discharge when needed. Serves as a nutrition resource to physicians, nursing staff, and other health care team members. Participates in patient care rounds. Essential Functions • Acts as the patient’s primary advocate for all aspects of nutrition care. Assesses nutrition needs for patients receiving enteral and parenteral feedings, and/or eating based on age and disease specific requirements. • Develops, implements, and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions for patients based on departmental policies and procedures. • Provides nutrition education to patients, families, and/or caregivers as needed. Educates and acts as a resource for students, residents, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare team members regarding nutrition support practices. • Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently utilizing Jefferson’s core values. • Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, support staff, physicians and other allied health team members. • General knowledge of nutrients analysis, electronic medical record, and spreadsheet softwareQualifications Degree/Diploma Obtained Program of Study Required/Preferred Bachelors Nutrition or Dietetics Required Masters Related Field Preferred Additional Qualifications: • Completion of a supervised practice program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics • One year acute care hospital/critical care experience preferred Licensing Requirements Registered Dietitian or eligible for registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. If registration eligible, must past the dietetic registration exam within 6 months of hire. Licensure state of Pennsylvania within 6 months of hire. Position may be terminated if registration and/or Licensure is not achieved within the required timeframe.**Work Shift**Workday Day (United States of America)**Worker Sub Type**Regular**Employee Entity**Albert Einstein Medical Center**Primary Location Address**5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of AmericaNationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years. Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. **Benefits**Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.For more benefits information, please click here