Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Inpatient Nutrition
Core
Provides evidence-based nutritional therapy and manages individual nutrition care in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Role type
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (Inpatient)
Builds
Therapeutic diet plans, parenteral/enteral feeding protocols, and patient nutrition care plans.
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nutritional assessment, diet planning, enteral/parenteral feeding management, patient counseling, interdisciplinary collaboration, documentation, group education, precepting
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Assess individual nutritional needs via interviews and medical record review; Develop diet composition and feeding volume/rate plans; Confer with healthcare team to set patient care goals; Document care in accordance with standards; Evaluate nutritional status and recommend optimal care; Counsel individuals and families on therapeutic diets; Plan and conduct nutrition group classes; Write nutrition orders for hospitalized patients; Consult on food security and nutrition programs; Plan continuing nutrition care; Compile clinical productivity statistics; Participate in departmental committees; Precept students and mentor new staff.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level (accepts new graduates within 1-2 months)