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The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients through the development, implementation, and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapy. This role collaborates with physicians, pharmacy, speech therapy, nursing, and food service teams to support patient recovery, safety, and individualized nutritional goals. Key Responsibilities Clinical Nutrition Care Perform nutrition assessments and reassessments, establish nutrition goals, implement interventions, and monitor patient progress.
Develop and monitor enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimens in collaboration with pharmacy and medical staff. Evaluate potential food-drug and herb-supplement interactions. Consider religious, cultural, and ethnic preferences when developing individualized nutrition care plans.
Provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and families. Collaborate with Speech Therapy regarding diet progression and transitional feeding. Ensure nutrition support, diet, and oral supplement orders align with facility guidelines and established nutrition protocols.
Maintain clear, accurate medical record documentation. Interdisciplinary Collaboration Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, patient rounds, wound care rounds, and ventilator-weaning rounds as applicable. Communicate nutrition care plans, patient progress, and recommendations to the medical and care teams.
Serve as a resource for medical and food service staff on evidence-based nutrition practices. Coordinate with appropriate team members to address patient needs. Food Service and Menu Management Ensure patient nutrition plans are appropriately implemented by food service staff.
Advise food production staff on preparation requirements for modified diets. Participate in menu planning, development, and standardization. Review and approve general and therapeutic menus, including menu substitutions.
Conduct meal rounds and tray audits to ensure meals meet prescribed dietary requirements and quality standards. Review and approve the therapeutic diet manual annually and maintain the simplified diet manual for downtime procedures. Quality, Safety, and Professional Development Participate in performance improvement initiatives, including data collection and analysis.
Follow facility safety policies and procedures, identify workplace hazards, and report risks promptly. Maintain compliance with facility standards for attendance, punctuality, and professional conduct. Maintain professional registration requirements and participate in continuing education and professional development.
Follow organizational policies, procedures, and patient safety standards. Requirements Bachelor's degree with a major in Food and Nutrition or a related field. Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
Current state licensure or certification, if required by the state. At least one year of experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities, or equivalent experience. Desired Skills Medical Nutrition Therapy Nutrition assessments and care planning Enteral and parenteral nutrition support Therapeutic diets and menu management Nutrition education and counseling Food-drug and supplement interaction evaluation Interdisciplinary collaboration Clinical documentation Patient safety and regulatory compliance Performance improvement and quality assurance
About the role
This role collaborates with physicians, pharmacy, speech therapy, nursing, and food service teams to support patient recovery, safety, and individualized nutritional goals.