About This Role
This role provides evidence-based patient care directly and indirectly as a nutrition educator and consultant. The Registered Dietitian practices within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Professional Practice and Performance in applying the nutrition care process.
Responsibilities
- Practice as a competent clinical nutrition practitioner in the application of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) and theory
- Utilize the NCP to provide nutrition care, nutrition assessments, and implement nutrition plans of care based on evidence-based practice and patient's goals of care
- Demonstrate credibility as a competent clinical nutrition practitioner within the interprofessional team and organization
- Work collaboratively with the healthcare team to promote patient/client wellness, health maintenance, and/or intervene in acute or chronic illness
- Provide nutrition-related education tailored to the patient's age, language, and understanding
- Document plans in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' standardized NCP language
- Support the needs of the department/facility/organization to facilitate essential operations as needed or directed by leadership
- Use resources and share nutrition information with various audiences, which may include presentations, publications, media, social media, and community outreach opportunities
- Complete other responsibilities as requested and/or assigned by the Clinical Nutrition Manager
Requirements
- Master’s Degree for individuals earning the RDN credential after January 2024
- Bachelor's Degree acceptable if RDN credentialing was obtained prior to January 2024
- Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian (RD) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
- Licensed as a Dietitian-Nutritionist (LDN) per respective state’s licensing statutes and regulation
- Knowledge of food science, biochemistry, physiology, management science, behavioral science, and social science as applied to human nutrition, human metabolism, influence of nutrition on specific diseases and conditions, and basic knowledge of clinical research tools
- Substantial interpersonal skills to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all members of the interdisciplinary team to enhance collaboration and problem-solving
- Ability to interact with patients, families, providers, and other health care professionals
- Ability to provide empathy in difficult interpersonal situations
- Ability to educate patients
- Communication skills necessary to interpret age-specific responses to assessment, treatment, and interaction with others
- Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to assess patient conditions, plan suitable diets, evaluate response, and solve problems