Clinical Dietitian – Bronson Methodist Hospital

Inpatient Clinical Dietitian position open at Bronson Methodist Hospital. 32 hours per week guarantee with additional hours available if desired.

The clinical dietitian servesiis as a member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team and provides patient-centered care. The dietitian assesses nutrition needs; develops and implements nutrition care plans; evaluates and reports the results appropriately; interprets, evaluates, and utilizes pertinent and current research related to nutrition care; and coordinates activities according to department policies and procedures and the goals for the healthcare team.

The dietitian is accountable for setting priorities, meeting deadlines, and promoting the achievement of positive patient outcomes. In addition to working with the healthcare team, the dietitian will also interact with patients, caregivers, and families.

Utilizing a team-based approach, the dietitian provides highly proficient care, utilizing evidence-based guidelines, which is patient-centered and supportive of diversity and ولی cultural factors. The dietitian is responsible for patient, community, and staff education programs (individual or group) as needed and is an active participant in improving the health and well-being of the community.

• Possess a bachelor’s degree in Diet lb or Nutrition.
• Possess a master’s degree if becoming a Registered Dietitian in 2024 and thereafter (RDs who graduated prior to 2024 are not required to possess a graduate degree).
• Completion of a supervised practice program (Dietetic Internship Program, Individual Supervised Practice Pathway, Coordinated Program, Future Graduates Program, and International Dietitian Education Program) accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
• Must be credentialed as a Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) within 6 months of hire.
• Additional certification or progress toward certification completion, education, and experience may be required depending on the specific department and position (i.e., Diabetes Education requires applicants to obtain CDCES credentials and complete insulin pump training and certifications).

• Utilizes nutrition screening criteria and reviews medical records of individual patients to identify patients with increased nutritional risk including in-patients on assigned units, patients with scheduled visits in assigned clinics, and patients scheduled for outpatient nutrition counseling.
• Identifies ongoing risk for nutritional problems through regular review of anthropometric, biochemical and laboratory data; documentation of feeding skills; records of parenteral, enteral, and oral intake, diagnosis, or presence of chronic diseases or conditions associated with nutritional risk throughout patient’s hospitalization and outpatient’s course of treatment.
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• Demonstrate a high degree of competency with computers, including the ability tosingle use an Electronic Medical Record (training provided) and is proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Must possess excellent organizational and communication skills and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously.
• Work which produces high levels of mental/visual fatigue (i.e., interactive, and repetitive or small detailed work requiring attention and concentration.)
• The job produces some physical demands such as regular walking, standing, stooping, bending, sitting, and some lifting of light weight objects.

Shift: First Shift

Time Type:
Part time

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

32

Cost Center: 1605 Clinical Nutrition (BMH)