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Dietitian​/Nutritionist

Job in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 70873, USA
Listing for: CareSouth Medical and Dental
Full Time position
Listed on 2025-12-14
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Dietitian / Nutritionist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Dietitian / Nutritionist - $500 Sign on bonus

$500 SIGN-ON BONUS AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF INTRODUCTORY PERIOD!

SUMMARY:

This position is primarily responsible for evaluating client lab values, discussing nutritional

requirements, and prescribing food plans. Must be emotionally mature and able to function

effectively under stress and have the ability to organize and prioritize work.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assess patients' and clients' nutritional and health needs.
  • Counsel patients on nutrition issues and healthy eating habits.
  • Develop meal and nutrition plans, taking both clients' preferences and budgets into account.
  • Evaluate the effects of meal plans and change the plans as needed.
  • Promote better health by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition, and relationships between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.
  • Create educational materials about healthy food choices.
  • Keep up with or contribute to the latest food and nutritional science research.
  • Document patients' progress.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Employee Handbook.
  • Carry out the meaning of the CSMD Mission and Vision statements.
  • Practice a culture of safety to reduce or prevent the risk of injury, claims, loss, or liability by utilizing the Risk Management and Infection Control Plan.
  • Perform responsibilities with a high-quality standard to yield improved compliance, quality, and patient outcome measures by adhering to the Quality Improvement Plan.
  • Be present and ready for work as scheduled.
  • Attend in-service trainings, departmental meetings and community events.
  • Work cohesively with team members.
  • REQUIREMENTS:

    EDUCATION/LICENSURE:

    The candidate is required to have a baccalaureate degree in Dietetics, Food Nutrition or

    related. Must possess a Louisiana license as a Dietitian/Nutritionist.

    TRAINING AND

    EXPERIENCE:

    Incumbent must be able to learn procedures and have some clinical experience from formal

    training.

    JOB KNOWLEDGE:

    Effective communication skills, both oral and written. Ability to work with others within a

    team to ensure quality patient care. Ability to organize, prioritize and work independently as

    well as schedule and produce work in a timely manner.

    SUPERVISES:

    None.

    TRAINING

    Relias Track A Non-Clinical

    Relias Care South Onboarding

    PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT EVALUATION TYPE

    Administrative and Programmatic

  • PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Visual acuity - always
  • Hand - eye coordination - always
  • Lifting approximately 10-15 lbs., Pushing, Pulling - sometimes
  • Stooping, Bending, and Standing - sometimes
  • Walking- frequent; short distances
  • Work requires prolonged sitting with large amounts of time spent using a computer.
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT:

  • Indoor, environmentally controlled
  • Exposure to disease or infections
  • No vibrations
  • Exposure to artificial and/or natural light
  • Exposure to outdoor weather elements
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