Registered Dietitian I
Core
Provides safe and effective family-centered nutritional care to patients from newborn to adult with a variety of diagnoses by reviewing diagnoses and implementing nutritional care plans.
Role type
Registered Dietitian I (Clinical Nutrition)
Builds
Patient nutritional care plans and therapeutic diet orders
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Required skills
Nutritional assessment, Therapeutic diet order writing, Patient monitoring, Multidisciplinary collaboration, Medical record documentation, Patient and family education
Preferred skills
Master's degree, Clinical leadership development, Shared governance participation
Technologies
Electronic health records (EHR), Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) continuing education format
Responsibilities
Reviews diagnosis and designs/implements nutritional care plans; Performs nutritional assessments and collaborates with medical teams; Identifies nutrition-related issues and obtains referrals for complex problems; Monitors patients' progress; Educates patients, families, and staff on diet and feeding regimens; Functions as part of a multidisciplinary medical team; Documents nutrition information and daily charges in patient medical records; Attends training opportunities and documents continuing education credits; Actively participates in Medical Team rounds.