Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Join our team and take advantage of an exciting sign-on bonus, along with relocation assistance to help make your transition smooth and stress-free! SUMMARY This position is responsible for providing comprehensive nutrition service to eligible patients and provides nutritional consultation to assigned medical specialty clinics. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Conducts assessments, plans, and implements diet recommendations to children and adults with special health care needs Calculates nutrients to meet prescribed needs; develops individualized nutrition care plans and educates children and their families about their individual nutritional needs Documents all nutritional care provided in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies Provides Nutrition consultation in the assigned interdisciplinary specialty clinics Provides patient and/or family with nutrition counseling and arranges for follow-up appointments as indicated Participates in nutrition educational in-services for the Clinic staff Participates in quality improvement and program development activities in specialty area, work team and, as assigned, in cross-functional teams. Participates in analysis of patient clinical and functional outcomes of care and uses outcomes information to guide care planning Serves as mentor of dietetic interns from a variety of statewide internship programs Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentors and provides training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager Facilitates the ordering of medically necessary nutritional supplies and supplementations by generating supporting documentation and communicating with vendors as is necessary Performs other duties as required and assigned KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing pediatric nutritional care; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals Knowledge of corporate, local, state, and national regulatory and billing requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them Skill in professional communication with staff and physicians involved in care, to ensure quality patient outcomes and care coordination Skill and proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite Ability to obtain accurate anthropometric measurements and the ability to interpret measurements in a special needs population Ability to counsel patients and family on the importance of nutrition in patient’s treatment plan and distributes appropriate literature as needed Ability to design and develop nutritional programs required by patients Ability to effectively manage time with a proven ability to meet deadlines; organization and attention to detail Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient, personnel, and corporate data Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function