Registered Dietitian-Orlando-Weight Management-Orlando Health Physician Associates

Position Summary: Registered Dietitian - Orlando - Weight Management - Orlando Health Physician Associates

One of the largest primary care provider (PCP) groups in Central Florida, Orlando Health Physician Associates comprises the PCP network of the Orlando Health Medical Group. More than 225 providers deliver care in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and podiatry. Our PCPs provide care for every age through every stage, from childhood development to pregnancy and childbirth services to chronic disease management and aging concerns.

As part of Orlando Health, our providers also can refer and coordinate care throughout the systems integrated network of healthcare services. With numerous convenient locations across Central Florida, Orlando Health Physician Associates offers patients easy access to quality primary care, including same-day, next-day, and virtual appointments.

Orlando Health Physician Associates is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices, and outpatient facilities that span Floridas east to west coasts, Central Alabama, and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our dedicated team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families, and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing, FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible so that you can be present for your passions. "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say; its our promise to you.

The Registered Dietitian will provide evidence-based medical nutrition therapy to patients as part of the Clinical Nutrition team.

Location: 21 Columbia Street, Orlando, FL 32806 Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm

### Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Writes orders per policy.
• Counsels patients and/or significant others on nutritional principles, dietary plans, and food selections, considering cultural, religious, and ethnic requests/preferences.
• Develops, implements, and documents the nutritional care plans based on assessment of patient nutritional needs, considering nutrition status and disease state requirements.
• Demonstrates the necessary competency level to assess patients nutritional requirements and specific needs over the lifespan.
• Demonstrates evidence-based knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for appropriate nutrition-related care of patients.
• Communicates appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data through the medical record documentation system.
• Participates in physician and health care team interdisciplinary rounds as applicable.

The Registered Dietitian is expected to adhere to Orlando Health policies, procedures, guidelines, mission, and vision statements and commitment to excellence.

• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions

• Represents Orlando Health through outside speaking engagements to the community and/or media events as assigned.
• Represents Clinical Nutrition Department as a participant on task force or committee as assigned.

### Qualifications

Education/Training

• Bachelors Degree from a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and coursework accredited or approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Licensure/Certification

• Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Must maintain licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with the State of Florida.

Experience

• None.