Clinical Dietitian II - Holmes Regional Medical Center

Position Summary

The Clinical Dietitian II is fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Delight, and Stewardship by coordinating all phases of nutrition care including bedside nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, interventions, inserting feeding tubes, monitoring and evaluating outcomes, and counseling clients in a variety of settings. The Clinical Dietitian II performs duties in support of continuous improvement plans and in compliance with The Joint Commission and other licensing, accreditation and regulatory agencies.

• Performs nutrition interventions based on a Nutrition Diagnosis through a systematic process of obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data to make decisions about the nature and cause of nutrition‑related problems.
• Recommends or makes appropriate changes to the patient/client’s nutrition care plan, including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Monitors and evaluates outcomes to determine the progress a patient /client is making towards achieving their nutrition goals.
• Assess for Malnutrition by conducting Nutrition Focused Physical Assessments. Provides appropriate diagnosis based on available information and diagnostic criteria.
• Identifies and implements appropriate actions designed with the intent of changing nutrition‑related behavior, risk factors, environmental condition, or other aspects of health status.
• Initiates appropriate referrals to interdisciplinary team members.
• Educates patient/clients, family and health care team on nutritional needs, diet recommendations, prevention and other issues related to the client’s nutritional care.
• Provides multi‑disciplinary in‑services, education and training, including precepting interns and cosigning intern medical record documentation.
• Conducts community events, oversees support groups, coordinates, and leads in the development and implementation of multiple community activities to promote population health management.
• Conducts outpatient education as needed.
• Inserts nasogastric or nasoenteric feeding tubes. Secures with nasal tube retention system when applicable.

None specified beyond Minimum Qualifications.

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s Degree if graduated prior to Jan 1, 2024, or
  • Master’s Degree if graduated after Jan 1, 2024
• Licensure:
  • Registered Dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) within six (6) months of hire
  • Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) by the State of Florida within eight (8) months of hire
• Certification:
  Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider completion card and maintain annually with no interruption
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
  • Ability to work extended and flexible hours in various locations
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills to speak and understand the English language and collaborate with a diverse customer‑base
  • Proficient computing skills including use of MS Office Suite and software applications, including charting in electronic medical record
  • Good organizational skills with ability to prioritize tasks based on levels of patient care, consultations, multi‑disciplinary and team rounds
  • Initiative to work both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional demeanor
  • Ability to respond efficiently in stressful and/or emergent situations
  • Ability to collect, audit, analyze and evaluate data to document and share outcomes
  • Must meet Clinical Dietitian Competency Assessment/Skills requirements within 90 days of employment and annually
  • Trained to place feeding tubes within 90 days of hire

• Education:
  
  Master’s degree
• Work Experience:
  
  At least one (1) year of clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian

• Physically agile; may require walking, standing, running, bending, stooping, kneeling, climbing or crouching frequently.
• Medium work that may include lifting or moving objects up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, with or without assistance.
• May require moving self in different positions to accomplish tasks in various environments including tight and confined spaces, including…