Registered Food & Nutrition Dietitian - FT Days

Full-time Clinical Dietitian position at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center in the Food and Nutrition department, Monday to Friday with holiday rotation and weekend rotation, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible.

Responsibilities

Provides ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) care for the entire hospital inpatient census through screening, prioritizing, assessing, and recommending interventions; Develops and implements individualized plans of care based on nutritional assessments; Prescribes enteral and parenteral nutrition support orders and manages regimen modifications; Prescribes therapeutic diets, oral nutrition supplements, and nutrition support regimens within the MNT protocol; Develops patient-specific menus for patients with complex dietary needs; Leads efforts to identify, treat and prevent malnutrition, including Nutrition Focused Physical Examinations; Identifies and documents billable nutrition diagnoses; Provides clinical support to hospital-based outpatient programs; Precepts dietetic graduate students, medical residents, and provides nutrition lectures; Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, discharge planners, home health, physicians, and pharmacy; Provides medical nutrition therapy education to patients and family members; Provides clinical input into system clinical nutrition initiatives and practice changes; Assists other sites throughout the State as needed to provide clinical nutrition coverage

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; Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders and twist frequently during the work shift; Will occasionally be required to lift 25 pounds; Must have functional vision, hearing, speech, and touch

Benefits

Base compensation within the listed pay range; Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay; Incentive pay for select positions; Opportunity for annual increases based on performance; Paid Time Off programs; Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability; Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses; Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave; Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs; Educational Assistance Program