Inpatient Registered Dietitian-Part time

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY: Assesses and coordinates diet therapy and nutrition education activities for patients. Plans and provides nutritional care to patients by interpreting and adapting physician prescribed diets to individual needs. Responsible for creating diet regimens for patients and for educating individuals on the benefits of maintaining proper dietary standards. Evaluates and assesses patient responses to diet therapy though direct interview, calculating nutrient intake and lab values and monitoring tolerance of foods, tube feedings and/or parenteral nutrition.. The work of the dietitian may vary based on assigned patient population or department. Position: Inpatient Registered Dietitian-Part time: Department: Nutrition Clinical: Schedule: Part Time: ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES: - Provides nutritional care to hospitalized patients; reviews MD prescription for patients feedings and interviews patients to obtain information regarding food habits for guidance in planning diet; assesses nutritional status based on laboratory values, medical and nutritional history and medical/surgical condition; develops nutritional care plans based on this information in accordance with ac...