Travel Registered Dietitian
| Estimated Pay info | Based on similar jobs in your market$31 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Jackson, Michigan |
About this job
Job Description
- Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Certification Details
- Act as nutritional consultant and resource to members of the health care team.
- Provides comprehensive nutritional care including assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, implementation of a care plan, counseling, education, and evaluation of outcomes to patients, families, and associates.
- Coordinates various education programs and seminars on nutritional topics.
- Assess the nutritional needs of patients by obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition related problems, their causes and significance.
- Determine from patient/family, medical record, and health care team the food and nutrition related history, anthropometric measurements, biochemical data, medical tests, and procedures, nutrition-focused physical findings and the client history.
- Determine the nutrition diagnosis to identify and describe a specific nutrition problem (Intake, Clinical or Behavioral-Environmental) that can be resolved or improved through treatment/nutrition intervention by the registered dietitian.
- Implement nutrition interventions to resolve or improve the identified nutrition problem including food and/or nutrient delivery, nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and coordination of care.
- Monitor and evaluate patient care outcomes to determine progress and whether goals/expected outcomes are being met.
- Monitor patient’s food tolerances to ensure appropriate food consistencies and assess adequate nutritional intake.
- Collaborate and communicate with health care providers acting as consultant and informing team of advances in diet therapy or unusual diet related lab results.
- Educate patients and/or their significant others on nutrition and special diets during and after hospitalization based on physician’s order.
- Maintain documentation of nutrition services provided in the patient’s medical record.
- Develop and conduct in-service classes, community education and other health and nutrition offerings as requested or assigned.
- Participate in special projects and committees related to nutritional care of patients as needed.
- Maintain and enhance professional expertise through appropriate educational and organizational activities.
- Develop and maintain educational resources appropriate to patient and audience needs.
- Supervise dietetic interns/students providing clinical teaching, precepting and mentoring.
- Act as liaison with the department of culinary wellness addressing patient, employee, visitor, or staff needs.
- Demonstrate professional characteristics and ethics by adhering to department and organizational policy and maintaining up to date knowledge and skills in field of expertise.
Job Details
- Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and supervised practice program (dietetic internship) required if Registered Dietitian credential was obtained prior to January 1, 2024.
- Master’s Degree required with Bachelor’s in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND-accredited DPD and supervised practice program if initial registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is effective on or after January 1, 2024.
- Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credential from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
- Minimum 1 year of recent full-time experience (within past 5 years) as a Registered Dietitian in acute care, nursing home or inpatient rehab/LTACH setting.
- Experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition.
- Trained in completion of Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE).
- Will consider 1 year of less recent full-time experience (within past 8 years) on a case-by-case basis.
- ICU experience preferred.
- Must have experience listed in acute care, nursing home, inpatient rehab/LTACH settings.
Job Requirements
- Flexible hours with start times from 6:00 am to 9:00 am.
- Shift options include 4 - 10 hour shifts or 5 - 8 hour shifts or combination on shift hours.
- 40 hours per week.
- 8 hours per day.
Schedule Information
- Requires ability to read, write and speak English; use and understand medical terminology.
- Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- High level of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and work with medical, nursing and other health care professionals, patients, and their families.
- Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the Henry Ford Health Customer Service Policy.
- Personal qualities required: self-directed, flexible, committed to team concept, demonstrates teamwork, initiative, willingness to learn, open to new learning experiences, accepts and respects diversity without judgment, demonstrates customer service values.
- Normal office environment with minimal exposure to noise, dust, or extreme temperatures.
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