Dietitian - Registered

Job description

Department: 11864 Advocate Condell Medical Center - Clinical Nutrition Status: Part time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 24 Schedule Details/Additional Information: .6 position Pay Range: $30.70 - $46.05 Major Responsibilities: - Daily, provides ongoing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) care for entire hospital inpatient census, through screening, prioritizing, assessing, and recommending interventions. Adapts daily workflow to accommodate fluctuations in patient load due to daily census variations, consults, acuity, staffing challenges. Develops and implements a plan of care for patients based on an expert assessment of life cycle- and diagnosis-specific nutritional needs. Assessment includes reviews of medical history and laboratory data, patient interviews, and physical examinations to determine the current nutritional status of inpatients and/or outpatients. Based on the assessment, the Clinical Dietitian develops and implements individualized nutrition plan of care interventions. Documents medical nutrition therapy plan of care in the electronic medical record supporting system clinical documentation and coding standards to maximize reimbursement rates. - Prescribes ente...