Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Dietitian Clinical Dietitian Responsibilities

Responsible for assessing and implementing the nutritional needs of patients, staff, physicians, and community to provide the best clinical outcome, and developing nutritional programs to offer the best clinical outcomes.

• Assess the nutritional status of all at-risk patients, pediatric through geriatric as designated by department standards and implement nutrition interventions as appropriate.
• Counsel clients on appropriate population specific nutrition interventions.
• Access, retrieve and document required information through hospital electronic health record.
• Develop and implement programs to meet the needs of physicians, patients, staff and community.
• Acts as a resource of nutrition information for Food Service to implement normal and therapeutic diets.
• Receives and enters telephone orders from licensed independent practitioners for orders that are specific to the services provided by their department.

• Entry Level
• One to two (1-2) years of clinical experience in similar type facility preferred.
• Ability to read, write, hear, speak, and comprehend English language.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in:
  Dietetics or Nutrition Science
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited Dietetic Internship, coordinated program, Graduate program.
• Licensure to be eligible to practice as a Certified Dietitian in the State of Wisconsin within one year of hire.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of hire.

Up to $38.00/hr (based on experience)

• Night and evening shift differential