As Rhode Island’s largest health system and private employer, Brown University Health is committed to clinical excellence and devoted to our mission of delivering health with care. Bradley Hospital in Riverside, RI is actively hiring a Clinical Dietitian for the Food and Nutrition Services Department. We will rely on this individual to provide nutritional care to hospital patients.
The positions available include 20 and 40-hour per week, day shift schedules.
For more details and information, please refer to the job ID numbers listed below:
JR-112323 and JR-108719
The compensation for this role is $58,489.60 - 96,491.20 annually.
Responsibilities:
- Use accurate and relevant data and information to identify nutrition related problems. Assesses current and past information related to personal, medical, family, and psychosocial/social history.
- Assesses anthropometric indicators (e.g. height, weight, body mass index (BMI), arm circumference), comparison to reference data (e.g. percentile ranks/z-scores) and individual patterns and history.
- Assesses laboratory profiles (e.g. acid-base balance, renal function, endocrine function, inflammatory response, vitamin/mineral profile, lipid profile), medical tests and procedures (e.g. gastrointestinal study, metabolic rate).
- Obtains, assesses and reassesses findings from the Nutrition-focused physical examination (NFPE) (e.g. indicators of vitamin, mineral deficiency/toxicity, edema, muscle wasting, subcutaneous fat loss, altered body composition, malnutrition, pressure injuries, oral health, feeding ability, appetite, and affect).
- Obtains food and nutrition related history including food and nutrient intake, food and nutrient administration, medication and diet supplement use, knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes (e.g. understanding of nutrition related concepts, emotions about food and/or weight, readiness to change nutrition or health related behaviors, and activities and actions influencing achievement of nutrition related goals), and food security.
- Uses reference data and standards to estimate nutrient needs and recommend body weight, BMI, and desired growth patterns.
Collects data and reviews data collected and/or documented by the dietetic technician and other health care practitioners, patients, or staff for factors that affect nutrition and health status.
- Uses collected data to identify possible problem areas for determining nutrition diagnosis. Re-evaluates and revises nutrition diagnosis(es) per department standards of care. Bases intervention/plan of care on best available research/evidence and information, evidence-based guidelines, and best practices.
- Documents patients' nutritional care plans on the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care in addition to routine documentation in patients' electronic health records and regularly monitor patients' nutritional status updating the Plan of Care per departmental standards of care.
- Participates in the discharge planning process, evaluating the patient's condition from a nutritional perspective and recommending programs, procedures, etc., which will enhance the patient's readiness for discharge.
- Conducts individual and group patient nutrition education both inpatient and outpatient, preparing the patient and his/her family for continued care at home.
Provides nutrition education, through seminars and workshops, for physicians and other health care professionals, including professional peer groups in the community.
- Represents Food & Nutrition Services at interdisciplinary meetings.
Participates in patient satisfaction initiatives and department programs in customer service for meeting the department and hospital mission, vision and goals.
Participates in department quality improvement programs and department financial and productivity measures as requested.
- May be requested to participate in community and media programs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or a related concentration from a US Accredited College/University approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
- Completed ACEND accredited supervised practice program and successfully passed national examination for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN) by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- If registration eligible must provide documentation of scheduled registration exam date.
License as a Dietitian/Nutritionist in the state of Rhode Island (must have within 3 months of hire). Proof of application for license to be submitted upon employment.
- If registration is eligible, you must have proof of Rhode Island Department of Health License as a Dietitian/Nutritionist Graduate Practice prior to start date and must pass the CDR Registration Exam and obtain LDN license within 3 months of hire. All unlicensed dietitians' notes are cosigned by a licensed registered dietitian until a license is obtained.Thorough understanding of the application of principles of nutrition to human physiology in adult and pediatric disease states. Thorough knowledge of the nutrition care process and the nutritional values of food and food groups.
- The analytical ability to identify overt and potential nutritional problems. The ability to develop nutritional plans of care.
- The ability to communicate nutrition education through formal and informal channels.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.The administrative ability to direct and coordinate the delivery of quality nutrition care in assigned areas of responsibility.
- Maintenance of Commission on Dietetic Registration through completion of 75 hours of continuing education every five years and Rhode Island LDN of 20 hours of continuing education every 2 years.
- Membership preferred in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and relevant practice groups such as the Medical Nutrition Practice Group (MNPG) or the Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group (PNPG).
Ability to resolve patient food service satisfaction issues through a thorough knowledge of patient service operation (training provided on the job).Proficient computer skills in MS Word. MS PowerPoint and MS Excel preferred.Why work for Bradley Hospital?
- Bradley Hospital's goal is to provide a range of family-centered, high quality mental health care services to infants, children, adolescents and young adults with emotional disorders and/or developmental disabilities.
- We offer a full range of mental health services from outpatient therapy to crisis care.
- Our team is here to guide and connect families with the right resources.
- Bradley Hospital has been assessing and treating children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other anxiety disorders through research studies and an outpatient anxiety clinical since 1999.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive suite of benefits including medical/dental/vision
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Free Parking
- 401(k) retirement plan with a 6% employer match
- Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program (up to $3,500/year)
- Student loan debt repayment (full-time employees, $75/month)
- Pet Insurance
- Additional family-friendly benefits to support your health and well-being
About Brown University Health
At Brown University Health, we utilize a multidisciplinary team approach to medicine and provide the right blend of autonomy and collaboration. If you share our passion for providing the very best care in a supportive professional setting, join one of the nation’s Top 100 health systems.
About Bradley Hospital
Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital, known as Bradley Hospital, is the nation's first psychiatric hospital devoted exclusively to children and adolescents.
A Brown University Health partner and a teaching hospital for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Bradley Hospital has established itself as the national center for training and research in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Bradley Hospital is a private, not-for-profit hospital. Its subsidiary, Brown University Health School Solutions, is the parent corporation of the Bradley Schools and provides services to other programs as well. They provide special education oversight, clinical coordination, technical assistance and administrative support to the schools.
Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Pay: $58,489.60 - $96,491.20 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
