Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.Registered Dietician - Per Diem
General Summary Statement
Under the direction of Clinical Nutrition Manager assures that patient care standards are met and patient satisfaction is maintained. The RD, LDN serves as a liaison between the medical staff, nursing staff, ancillary health departments and the community. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Responsible for nutrition screening of patients based on established criteria for adult, NICU and pediatric populations
• Completes nutrition consults in timely manner
• Reassesses patient based on complexity of care level standards
• Prioritizes workload to complete in an efficient and effective manner
• Provides nutrition education to patients and family members by consult, protocol, or as deemed appropriate
• Develops nutrition care plan to fit patient needs and documents nutrition assessment in electronic medical record
• Completes nutrition assessment for patients on enteral and parenteral nutrition support
• Determines need for oral nutrition supplement and orders and/or implements based on individual patient needs.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to address patient needs
Education Training and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in nutrition and Dietetics
Minimum of 1-year experience in an acute care setting preferred.
Licensure/Certification Registered with the Commission on Dietetics Registration (RD) Active nutrition license (LDN) with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.