Outpatient Dietitian PRN

About This Role

The Outpatient Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to individuals and groups of all ages within an established outpatient nutrition program. This role involves assessing patients, planning and implementing nutrition education, and evaluating outcomes, often working with a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document a complete and comprehensive medical nutrition therapy plan in accordance with scope of practice, policies and procedures, national standards of care, and patient needs
• Coordinate the nutritional plan of care for outpatients as part of the diabetes education program and support the overall established diabetes educational curriculum
• Provide counseling in an effective and compassionate way, using active listening techniques and professional behavior, individualizing care, setting mutually agreed upon goals, and performing follow-up activities
• Work with RNs and all members of the department team to provide individual and group classes for all types of diabetes-related services, including the Diabetes Prevention Program
• Be cross-trained to provide diabetes education services as needed
• Be accountable for measurements of effective and successful education to patients through measured goals and outcome reports, audits, and satisfaction surveys/feedback

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Current registration or registration-eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration; those registration-eligible must become registered within 6 months of date of hire unless an extension is granted
• Licensed Dietitian in Kentucky or licensed-eligible after receiving CDR registration; those licensed-eligible must become licensed in KY within 6 months after receiving CDR registration unless an extension is granted

Nice to have:

• Experience with patient education and counseling

Benefits

• Preventive Plan
• Retirement Plans

About the Company

Diabetes Care Clinic helps patients manage their condition and enables them to lead the lives they want to lead. The program provides Plantar Fasciitis (PF) preventive and maintenance services for adults suffering from diabetes.