Dietitian Specialist - Endocrinology - PT - Days - $3,750 Sign on Bonus - JDCH

Provides clinical nutrition services to inpatients and/or outpatients, including: assessment of individual nutritional status, evaluation and recommendation of appropriate dietary interventions to improve nutritional status, and education of patients and parents as indicated. Dietary interventions include oral diets, tube-feedings and intravenous feedings.

Responsibilities

Develops and provides patient education, training, consulting, and counseling services throughout the organization; Collaborates with the Food Service department to provide nutritionally appropriate menus, food options, and services for patients; Assesses patients nutritional status and needs; Develops and implements care plans, monitors patients' progress, and updates interventions; Completes thorough and timely documentation of patient sessions in the electronic health record; Performs nutrition focused physical examinations and collaborates with the physicians on malnutrition diagnoses when appropriate; Collaborates with physicians, nursing, pharmacy and other healthcare team members and departments to determine, coordinate, and provide medical nutrition therapy; Communicates plans of care with patients and their families when appropriate

Requirements

Masters; Dietitian/Nutritionist License (ND LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL); Registered Dietitian CDR Certification (CDR) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR); Two (2) years' clinical nutrition experience with at least one (1) year in specialty area; Must have one (1) of the following specialist certifications: Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) or Certified Specialist in Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition (CSPCCN) or Certified Specialist in Pediatrics (CSP) or CDR Advanced Practitioner (AP) or other certification from ASPEN; CDR or other nutrition credentialing agency; Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision; Ability to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Benefits

$3,750 Sign on Bonus