CLINICAL DIETITIAN - Registry

at Trinity Health in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Employment Type:

Part time

Shift:

Description:

The Clinical Dietitian will assess nutrition status, and develop/implement nutrition care to assure appropriate nutrition intervention and adherence to regulatory standards (IDPH, JCAHO, etc.). This position monitors and evaluates nutrition interventions, makes adjustments to plans, as needed, and reports results of quality outcomes in the inpatient, outpatient and/or homecare setting. This position also educates patients, care givers and other health care providers on the effect of therapeutic diets and nutritional support to maintain/improve nutritional status.

+ Assess, interpret, monitor and document the nutritional status and nutritional needs of hospitalized patients using established standards of care, policies and practice guidelines.

+ Provide nutrition education and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient’s medical goals.

+ Identify and provide age-specific nutrition care to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families.

+ Maintain productivity standards and practice effective time management and prioritizing of tasks. Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns.

+ Function as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team.

+ When assigned, provide support and supervision to the daily infant formula preparation routine which includes identifying and calculating recipes to individualize the formula to meet nutritional needs of the infant.

+ Keep current on nutrition research and incorporate into daily practice.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran