Registered Dietitian - Per Diem - Putnam Hospital Center - Carmel, NY

Nuvance Health; Town of Carmel (NY); On-site; USD 40,845 - 76,525; Full time

Job summary

Nuvance Health is seeking a Registered Dietitian for Putnam Hospital in Town of Carmel, NY. The role involves providing essential nutrition care for all ages, performing assessments, and counseling to improve patient outcomes. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics and have or be eligible for RD credentials. The position requires at least one year of experience and involves working closely with healthcare teams to enhance patient care. Competitive salary ranges from $29.65 to $55.55 hourly are offered.

Qualifications

• Requires RD credential or eligibility within three months.
• Minimum of one year experience as a Registered Dietitian preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutrition assessments using evidence-based tools.
• Provide structured nutrition counseling.
• Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ensure quality and safety in nutrition services.

Skills

Nutrition counseling

Nutrition assessments

Team communication

Clinical competency

Education

Bachelors Degree in Dietetics

Job description

At Nuvance Health, we enjoy the benefits of a two-state system as we cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone feels welcomed, respected and supported. Together, we are a team of 15,000+ strong hearts and open minds. If you share our values of connected, personal, agile and imaginative, we invite you to discover what’s possible for you and your career.

Putnam Hospital, a 164-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the local community in Carmel, New York for 60 years. Situated on a 150‑acre wooded campus surrounded by lakes and waterways, we provide the essential services a community needs from their local hospital, including Emergency and Behavioral Health Services.

Our team members value open communication, continuous learning, and making a difference every day. Most of us live in the community we serve and we support each other with compassion and teamwork. Our departments are small, so caregivers can build stronger connections with managers and senior leadership. We invite you to explore this unique opportunity, take a stroll around our campus and discover what Putnam Pride is all about.

Our Accolades Include

• The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
• U.S News & World Report - High Performance in COPD
• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
• Robotic Center of Excellence - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

Summary

The Registered Dietitian demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide appropriate nutrition care to all ages of the life span including neonates/pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients served by the Food & Nutrition Department. Assumes responsibility for performing nutrition counseling; completes nutritional assessments; calculates nutrition requirements; completes nutrition focused physical examinations to identify malnutrition; assess appropriateness and adequacy of nutrition support and makes recommendations on nutrition support, participates in community nutrition programs; functions as a member of the health care team to provide optimal nutrition care to prevent/improve malnutrition rate, enhance wound healing, prevent/improve acute and chronic diseases states/symptom management and overall improve patient care/outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Complete nutrition assessment using evidence based and validated tools following the Nutrition Care Process and utilizing the International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology Reference Manual: Standardized Language for the Nutrition Care Process (IDNT).
• Executes purposefully planned nutrition counseling with the intent of changing a nutrition- related behavior, risk factor, environmental condition or aspect of health status for an individual, target group or the community at large.
• Effectively applies knowledge and communicates with others within the multidisciplinary team (e.g. daily rounds).
• Demonstrates clinical competency through continuing education and meets accrediting body regulatory standards.
• Accepts accountability and responsibility for ensuring safety and quality in the services provided and adheres to the Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrates regard for the dignity and respect of all patients, family members, visitors and hospital personnel.
• Maintains and models Nuvance Health Values.
• Demonstrates regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
• Performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: A four-year Bachelors Degree from a program that meets the educational standards established by the Academy of Dietetics and Nutrition.
• Licensure/Registration/Certification: RD credential, or RD eligible status with RD credential within 3 months of hire required and CDN credential required within 6 months of hire.
• Work Experience: 1 yr minimum experience as a Registered Dietitian preferred.

Working Conditions

• Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity.
• Occupational: Some occupational risk.
• Physical Effort: Sedentary/light effort. May exert up to 10 lbs. force.
• Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
• Company: Putnam Hospital Center.
• Org Unit: 1208.
• Department: Dietary.
• Exempt: No.
• Salary Range: $29.65 - $55.55 Hourly.
• PRN Rate: $47.00.