Food & Nutrition Dietitian NEX

Provides ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) care for hospital inpatients, prescribes enteral and parenteral nutrition support, leads efforts to identify, treat and prevent malnutrition, educates patients, precepts interns and medical residents, and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Provides ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) care for entire hospital inpatient census through screening, prioritizing, assessing, and recommending interventions; Develops and implements individualized nutrition plan of care interventions based on assessment of life cycle- and diagnosis-specific nutritional needs; Prescribes enteral and parenteral nutrition support orders by assessing the patient and calculating macronutrients and/or micronutrients, fluid, and electrolytes; Prescribes orders for therapeutic diets, oral nutrition supplements, and nutrition support regimens within the Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) protocol; Leads efforts to identify, treat and prevent malnutrition; Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Examinations of high-risk patients; Documents elements of the Global Malnutrition Composite Score (GMCS) for CMS Nutrition Electronic Quality Indicators; Participates in Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) efforts; Provides clinical support to hospital-based outpatient medical destination programs and enters charges; Precepts dietetic graduate students and medical residents; Collaborates with discharge planners, physicians, pharmacy, and interdisciplinary teams; Provides medical nutrition therapy education to patients and family members; Provides clinical input into system clinical nutrition initiatives and practice changes

Requirements

Dietitian certification issued by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR); Dietitian (RD) registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Licensure by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IL only); Certification by the Department of Safety and Professional Services (WI only); Minimum of Bachelor's Degree (if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024) or Minimum of Graduate Degree (master’s, practice doctorate, or doctoral) (if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024); Successful completion of Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited supervised practice program; Didactic experience in clinical nutrition from an ACEND approved program; Advanced knowledge in clinical nutrition and Nutrition Focused Physical Exams; Ability to respond to the needs of a diverse patient population; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Excellent organization, decision-making, time management, and problem-solving skills

Benefits

Benefits Eligible: No