Dietitian Nutritionist Job at Advocate Health Care (Charlotte)

Job Description

Dietitian Nutritionist position at Atrium Health Pineville. Provides medical nutrition therapy, assesses patient nutritional status, and coordinates care within a multidisciplinary team.

Job Responsibility

Assesses and monitors nutritional status of patients/clients and adjusts nutritional care as indicated utilizing current scientific literature
Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT)/counseling including assessment and education, developing, monitoring, and implementing MNT/counseling for patients/clients in assigned areas
Completes consults and referrals as received
Communicates with physicians, nurses, and others to coordinate nutrition into a total patient/client therapy program
Completes all required documentation including nutritional care plan, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses and patient/client education
Provides and assesses effectiveness of patient/client and family education
Provides/develops periodic in-services on selected topics to team members and other disciplines as requested
Under the guidance of the manager or designee, participates in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable
Teaches and disseminates results and findings of nutrition research to medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and public
Communicates with multidisciplinary departments on patient/client care and issues

Requirements

Registered Dietitian (by the Commission of Dietetic Registration) and licensed by affiliated state board as applicable OR successful completion of the Registered Dietitian exam and must be registered and licensed within 6 months of employment required
Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition or related field if CDR registration eligibility is obtained prior to January 1, 2024, or minimum of master’s degree if initial CDR registration is obtained on or after January 1, 2024
None Required for experience
Must be able to give and receive verbal communications on a continuous basis
Must be able to read written communications on a continuous basis both hard copy and on a computer screen
Able to compose written communications frequently
Able to lift and carry objects weighing 25 pounds or less occasionally
Able to perform motor skills as reaching out/up
Frequent periods of walking, standing, sitting
Infrequently squatting, twisting, and bending

What we offer

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Sign-on Bonus eligible

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