Clinical Dietitian - PRN
Mercy, Rogers, AR, United States
Overview
The Clinical Dietitian uses evidence-based practice skills, education and experience for clinical care and responsibilities including: assigned clinical and patient care area of responsibility; clinical collaboration within multidisciplinary team including responsibility for standard operations and evidence-based medicine to meet regulatory compliance. Active participation in Performance Improvement projects, serves as clinical nutrition expert in task forces, team huddles, daily rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings. Participates in in-services for the nutrition assistants and assists the food service with nutrition, tray line, and diet competency training including making appropriate menu hangs/substitutions for modified patient menus. Participates in ongoing education and training of competencies for self, new hires, and dietetic interns. Manages multiple tasks efficiently while prioritizing effective patient care. Additionally, clinical dietitian is responsible and performs duties with direction from experienced clinician and/or management, for all patient units or service areas, in-patients or out-patients, to assure appropriate identification of patients who are at nutrition risk and to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services.
Responsibilities
Provide clinical nutrition care and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services to assigned patient units or service areas (in-patients and out-patients).
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in standard operations and evidence-based practice to meet regulatory compliance.
Participate in Performance Improvement projects, serve as clinical nutrition expert in task forces, team huddles, daily rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings.
Lead in-services for nutrition assistants and assist food service with nutrition, tray line, and diet competency training, including menu substitutions for modified patient menus.
Engage in ongoing education and training of competencies for self, new hires, and dietetic interns.
Prioritize and manage multiple tasks to ensure effective patient care.
Follow Mercy mission, values, service standards, confidentiality, policies and procedures; utilize Health Center resources to optimize patient care.
Qualifications
Education: Required – Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics; Preferred – Master's Degree in Dietetics or related field.
Experience: Required – 0-3 years of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service; Preferred – 1-3 years of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service.
Certification/Registration: Required – Registered Dietitian (RD) and Licensed Dietitian (LD) status current; current RD with state license or registry-eligible to obtain license. Registry-eligible candidates must complete registry requirements within six months; credentialing and NPI must be completed within six months of hire.
Other Skills & Knowledge: Basic computer and software skills (Word, Email); advanced presentation skills (PowerPoint or equivalent); advanced communication skills for interacting with patients, guests and co-workers; expert-level ability to utilize etiologic assessment of nutrition diagnoses; expert-level critical thinking and clinical skills.
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The Clinical Dietitian uses evidence-based practice skills, education and experience for clinical care and responsibilities including: assigned clinical and patient care area of responsibility; clinical collaboration within multidisciplinary team including responsibility for standard operations and evidence-based medicine to meet regulatory compliance. Active participation in Performance Improvement projects, serves as clinical nutrition expert in task forces, team huddles, daily rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings. Participates in in-services for the nutrition assistants and assists the food service with nutrition, tray line, and diet competency training including making appropriate menu hangs/substitutions for modified patient menus. Participates in ongoing education and training of competencies for self, new hires, and dietetic interns. Manages multiple tasks efficiently while prioritizing effective patient care. Additionally, clinical dietitian is responsible and performs duties with direction from experienced clinician and/or management, for all patient units or service areas, in-patients or out-patients, to assure appropriate identification of patients who are at nutrition risk and to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services.
Responsibilities
Provide clinical nutrition care and Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services to assigned patient units or service areas (in-patients and out-patients).
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in standard operations and evidence-based practice to meet regulatory compliance.
Participate in Performance Improvement projects, serve as clinical nutrition expert in task forces, team huddles, daily rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings.
Lead in-services for nutrition assistants and assist food service with nutrition, tray line, and diet competency training, including menu substitutions for modified patient menus.
Engage in ongoing education and training of competencies for self, new hires, and dietetic interns.
Prioritize and manage multiple tasks to ensure effective patient care.
Follow Mercy mission, values, service standards, confidentiality, policies and procedures; utilize Health Center resources to optimize patient care.
Qualifications
Education: Required – Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics; Preferred – Master's Degree in Dietetics or related field.
Experience: Required – 0-3 years of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service; Preferred – 1-3 years of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service.
Certification/Registration: Required – Registered Dietitian (RD) and Licensed Dietitian (LD) status current; current RD with state license or registry-eligible to obtain license. Registry-eligible candidates must complete registry requirements within six months; credentialing and NPI must be completed within six months of hire.
Other Skills & Knowledge: Basic computer and software skills (Word, Email); advanced presentation skills (PowerPoint or equivalent); advanced communication skills for interacting with patients, guests and co-workers; expert-level ability to utilize etiologic assessment of nutrition diagnoses; expert-level critical thinking and clinical skills.
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