Registered Clinical Dietitian

Overview

Job Summary

Responsibilities

Primary Duties

• Utilizing knowledge of healthcare food, nutrition, and catering trends, oversee the development of department strategic priorities and operational policies/procedures, with a focus on best practices in food quality, efficiency in production, best sanitation, food cost controls, food presentation, etc.
• Collaborate with administrative leadership in defining the strategic and operational plan for department. Communicate plans and continuously evaluate plans.
• Applies knowledge of clinical nutrition, with emphasis on the needs of various levels of acute care patients, to all policy development and decision making for the department.
• Oversees department's performance improvement initiatives in preparation for The Joint Commission, health department inspections, and any other regulatory agency requirements.
• Performs nutritional assessments per nutritional assessment policy and procedures and standards of practice.
• Attends healthcare team meetings regularly.
• Educates patients on long term nutritional care through individual discussions, group classes and community
• speaking engagements. Responsible for developing and implementing nutritional education programs and strategies to achieve a high level of patient satisfaction. Documents patients level of understanding
• Writes modified diets and coordinates diet adaptations with house menus. Approves menus and monitors and approves meal substitutions as needed.
• Serves as an educational resource to foodservice, nursing and medical personnel.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:

• Knowledge of foods/nutrition; food preparation; production; supervisory/instructional techniques
• One year experience in dietetics (may consider new grad if staffing allows)
• Supervisory experience preferred
• Master’s Degree
• Registered Dietitian (RD) – Commission on Dietetic Registration
• ServSafe Certification (within 14 day of hire)

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Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.