The Dietitian Registered working under close supervision, is responsible for providing individualized medical nutrition therapy for patients and residents within Cone Health. This role helps complete assessments of patients and track their progress in order to monitor the effectiveness of nutrition interventions and help create better health outcomes for the patients.
Essential Job Function:
- Completes nutritional assessments and documents results using the Nutrition Care Process.
- Utilizes the principles of the Nutrition Focused Physical Exam to identify malnutrition and/or micronutrient deficiencies.
- Utilizes order-writing privileges to include initiating and managing nutrition support.
- Serves as a nutrition resource to departmental and organizational staff, precept dietetic interns and nutrition students.
- Assesses knowledge, skills, and abilities for self-development and goal setting.
- Participates in quality improvement activities within the clinical nutrition team.
- Completes annual requirements for Registered Dietitian.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education:
- Required: Bachelor's degree in nutrition or a related field.
Experience:
- Required: 0-1 years in clinical nutrition following pre-professional experience.
Licensure/Certification/Listing:
- Required: BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider, Certification as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN) as issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration AND Licensure as a Dietitian/Nutritionist as issued by the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition (NCBDN) OR completion of a Supervised Practice Program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) as evidenced by an original Verification Statement supplied by the Program Director in a color ink other than black and dated within the previous 12 months. PLUS, a provisional license from the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition (NCBDN) must be obtained prior to starting employment in conjunction with the original verification statement. The incumbent must become registered and licensed within 6 months of employment.
- Preferred: Contrack certification.