The Clinical Dietitian provides comprehensive, evidence‑based nutrition care as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team across the continuum of care. Responsibilities include assessing nutrition needs, identifying nutrition diagnoses, implementing and monitoring individualized interventions, and evaluating outcomes, with care documented and communicated through the electronic medical record and direct collaboration with patients, families, and the care team.
Demonstrates education, interest, or experience in lifestyle‑focused and plant‑forward nutrition approaches that support healing, recovery, and long‑term health outcomes. Supports the development and implementation of regular and therapeutic menus, provides nutrition care across the lifespan, participates in committees and performance improvement initiatives, and maintains current knowledge of nutrition research, trends, policies, certifications, and standards of practice.
Screens, assesses, and monitors patients according to established policies and procedures. Interprets physician orders related to dietary requirements. Provides education and discharge diet instructions for patients and family members.
Provides nutrition recommendations related to critically ill patients, or those with multiple injuries or disease processes. Interacts with physicians in a consultant role.
Investigates nutritional problems of patients and establishes priorities to ensure appropriate nutritional intervention.
Applies lifestyle‑focused and plant‑forward nutrition principles to patient care, providing practical education and counseling that supports recovery, sustainable behavior change, and continuity of care beyond hospitalization.
Participate actively in team huddles for patients served.
Maintains appropriate documentation of nutritional intervention in patient’s medical records and in food service departmental records. Monitors charting using a standardized formal review protocol reflecting regulatory requirements.
Assists with in-service training according to Joint Commission requirements and needs. To include monthly in-services for nursing unit(s), dietary department, support groups (frequency as assigned). Maintains an adequate supply of instructional materials for patients and staff.
Assists with training, and clinical and non-clinical supervision of diet clerks and department operations to ensure established standards are met. To include department nutrition presentations assigned.
Collects data, evaluates data and develops reports on assigned quality and performance initiatives
Pursues own educational opportunities. Maintains personal and professional growth and development.
Performs assigned duties in a manner that ensures excellent customer service.
Probes potential problems and apprises manager of status on resolution of problems or issues. Using appropriate resources when necessary.
Rotates the responsibility of presentations to functions outside of assigned unit/program to include guest dietitian speaker in the community, support groups, media requests – radio, newspaper or television.
Available for a consistent 40-hour workweek that may include weekends and or holidays.
