Registered Dietician

Job Title: Registered Dietician

Location: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Ctr

Department Name: Dietary-Management

Req #: 9999998977

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $31.40-$38.07 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Registered Dietician

Summary:

As a member of the health care team, is responsible for the nutritional care of hospitalized patients, including nutrition assessment, development and implementation of nutritional care plans and nutrition education. Verbal and written ability required to comprehend and document dietetic practices, as well as to communicate effectively with members of the healthcare team.

A typical day as a Registered Dietician may look like:

• Nutrition assessments and care plans contain data reflective of patients' nutrition requirements relative to their age and medical condition.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development over the life span to provide appropriate nutrition care to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.
• Drug/Nutrient Interactions are addressed and inpatient education is given as appropriate.
• Educational needs of patients are determined, provided, and documented as appropriate.
• Communicates appropriate nutrition history and nutritional care in writing in patients' medical records.
• Completes nutrition assessments and follows up in a timely manner as per policy and procedure. Seeks to provide the highest quality service in an accurate, thorough and timely manner. Demonstrates effective time management skills.
• Maintains competency in nutrition therapy and demonstrates professional commitment and growth.
• Attends or reviews all mandatory departmental and hospital meetings and in-services.
• Attends clinical in-services to maintain competency and basic skills in assessing, counseling and planning nutrition care for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Attends continuing education program to maintain registration status and competency in nutrition therapy.
• Conducts educational in-services to other staff which must include annually (clerks, techs, dietitians or other medical professionals) as needed.
• Participates in the teaching experience for dietetic interns.
• Conducts or reviews meal rounds taking appropriate action as needed.
• Monthly logs are accurate and submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintains or collects data for performance improvement as directed by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.
• Exhibiting positive and cooperative behavior in all circumstances and responding with a sense of urgency to the needs of our guests.
• Respecting the privacy of guests and maintaining confidentiality of information gained.
• Instilling the attitude of positive guest relations in employees (guests include patients, visitors, supervisors, co-workers, other hospital employees, subordinates, and outside contacts).

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Master's Degree from an accredited College or University with a major in foods and nutrition or related science and registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• 1 year in-patient hospital experience as a clinical dietitian is required.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Basic keyboarding skills
• Must be able to communicate effectively by speaking clearly and distinctly in English.