Clinical Dietitian I - PT - $2,500 Sign on Bonus - MHP
Core
Identifies patients at nutritional risk and plans/implements medical nutrition therapy under direct supervision.
Role type
Clinical Dietitian I (PT)
Builds
Patient care plans and nutritionally appropriate menus for assigned populations
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Medical nutrition therapy, patient education, care plan development, nutritional assessment, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Critical thinking, decisive judgment, stress management
Technologies
Electronic health record systems
Responsibilities
Develops and provides patient education, training, consulting, and counseling services; Collaborates with the Food Service department to provide nutritionally appropriate menus; Assesses patients nutritional status and needs; Develops and implements care plans, monitors patients' progress, and updates interventions; Performs nutrition focused physical examinations and collaborates with physicians on malnutrition diagnoses; Collaborates with physicians, nursing, pharmacy and other healthcare team members to determine, coordinate, and provide medical nutrition therapy.