Dietitian
Core
Develops and implements patient care plans based on nutritional assessments, reviews physician diet orders, and provides nutrition education to patients, staff, and the community.
Role type
Clinical dietitian (patient care and education)
Builds
Individualized nutrition care plans and educational programs
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nutritional assessment, medical nutrition therapy, enteral/parenteral feeding calculations, patient counseling, growth and development knowledge, recordkeeping
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop and implement plans of care based on nutritional assessments; review physician diet orders for clinical accuracy; document nutritional assessments and therapy in medical records; provide individual and group nutrition education; train and evaluate graduate dietitians and interns
Seniority
Entry-level (no experience required)