Dietitian

Job description

Overview Optimal nutrition is an important part of good health and a patient’s recovery. It is just one of the ways that Legacy strives to make life better for others. The Registered Dietitian provides their clinical nutrition expertise through nutrition assessment, education, and interventions to help improve patient outcomes. If you are a dietitian who enjoys working with patients and thrives being part of an interdisciplinary care team, we invite you to consider this opportunity. Responsibilities: The Clinical Dietitian works closely with the interdisciplinary health care team to provide clinical nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy that are integrated and compatible with the patient’s medical program goals and objectives. Primary responsibilities include: - Develop and implement nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy using established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines. - Assess patients for malnutrition. - Order writing privileges per CMS guidelines, state regulation, and hospital policy. - Manage resources in a cost-effective manner. - Participate in performance improvement efforts. - Maintain professional competency and skills required...