Clinical Dietitian, Full Time

About the Role

Find your calling at Mercy! The Clinical Dietitian uses evidence-based practice skills, education, and experience for clinical care and responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Assigned clinical and patient care area of responsibility.
• Clinical collaboration within a multidisciplinary team, including responsibility for standard operations and evidence-based medicine to meet regulatory compliance.
• Active participation in Performance Improvement projects.
• Serves as a clinical nutrition expert in task forces, team huddles, daily rounds, and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Participates in in-services for nutrition assistants.
• Assists food service with nutrition, tray line, and diet competency training, including making appropriate menu hangs/substitutions for modified patient menus.
• Participates in ongoing education and training of competencies for self, new hires, and dietetic interns.
• Manages multiple tasks efficiently while prioritizing effective patient care.
• Responsible for and performs duties with direction from experienced clinician and/or management for all patient units or service areas, in-patients or out-patients, to assure appropriate identification of patients at nutrition risk and to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) Services.
• Assures that the Mercy Mission, Mercy Values, Service Standards, confidentiality, policies, and procedures of the department and Health Center are followed.
• Appropriate utilization of the Health Center's resources to optimize patient care.
• Performs any assigned duties and responsibilities in a manner consistent with mission, values, and Mercy Service Standards.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• 0-3 years of Healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service setting.
• RD and LD status must remain effective and in current status.
• Current Registered Dietitian with State of Practice License or must be Registry eligible to obtain State of Practice License.
• Registry eligible candidates must complete registry requirements within the first six months of employment.
• Credentialing and NPI must be completed within 6 months of hire.
• Basic computer and office equipment skills.
• Basic skills in software programs including Word, E-mail.
• Advanced presentations skills in PowerPoint or equivalent.
• Advanced communication skills in effectively communicating to patients, guests, and co-workers.
• Expert-level ability to utilize the full etiology assessment of the nutrition diagnosis.
• Expert-level critical thinking and clinical skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Dietetics or related field.
• 1-3 years of healthcare experience in clinical dietetics and/or healthcare food service.