Clinical Dietitian

Overview

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The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the clinical duties with the nutritional care and food service to all patients.

• Gathers and records information for completion of a nutritional assessment on consulted patients or patients identified at high nutritional risk.
• Proficient in assessment of health literacy for individual patients with delivery of appropriate nutritional education as warranted.
• Includes anthropometric measures, procedures, weight history, pertinent laboratory data, medical tests, findings from nutrition-focused physicals, current and past information related to personal, medical, family, and social history in assessments.
• Identifies and prioritizes a Nutrition Diagnosis(es) if appropriate based on assessment data.
• Documents the nutrition diagnosis using standardized language and written statements that include problem, etiology, signs and symptoms, and re-evaluates and revises nutrition diagnosis(es) when additional assessment data becomes available.
• Plan and implement a nutrition intervention in collaboration with patients/clients, caregivers, interdisciplinary team, and other health care professionals.
• Base intervention/plan of care on best available research, evidence-based guidelines, policies, program standards, and best practices.
• Identify patient/client-centered plans, goals, and expected outcomes.
• Monitors nutrition interventions and goals.
• Evaluates and adjusts interventions and goals to improve outcomes as needed.
• Uses comparative standards to estimate nutrition needs as well as body weight, BMI, and desired growth patterns.
• Compare monitored data with nutrition prescription/goals or reference standard (criteria).
• Adheres to and follows initiatives related to patient experience.
• Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure.
• Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

• One to two years of clinical and nutrition related work experience, preferred.

• Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist by the Commission on Dietetics Registration required.
• Licensed Dietitian by State of Texas is required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire date.

Details include lifting/carrying, pushing/pulling, height/weight distribution, movement, environmental exposure, and vision requirements as described in the original listing.

• Entry level

• Full-time

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