About the position
Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Clinical Dietitian? At Medical City Dallas, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years. Medical City Dallas offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more. Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing are also provided. As a Clinical Dietitian, you will collaborate as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide patients with high-quality medical nutrition therapy following the Nutrition Care Process. This position is primarily in pediatrics, with 80% of your work in the NICU. You will identify patients at nutritional risk based on established criteria, evaluate age-specific, developmental, and disease-specific nutritional needs of patients, and develop and implement nutritional plans of care. You will also evaluate and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions, provide nutrition education counseling to patients and families, serve as a preceptor to Dietetic Interns, and participate in research opportunities while promoting evidence-based practice. Additionally, you will participate in appropriate department and hospital-wide committees and community events to promote medical nutrition therapy and serve as a resource to physicians and other allied health staff.
Responsibilities
- Identify patients at nutritional risk based on established criteria.
- Evaluate age-specific, developmental, and disease-specific nutritional needs of patients.
- Develop and implement nutritional plan of care.
- Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
- Provide nutrition education counseling to patients and families.
- Serve as preceptor to Dietetic Interns.
- Participate in research opportunities and promote evidence-based practice.
- Participate in appropriate department and hospital-wide committees and community events to promote medical nutrition therapy.
- Serve as a resource to physicians and other allied health staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in dietetics or nutrition.
- Current Registration as a Dietician with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association or registry eligible - must receive registration within 90 days of hire.
- Must be licensed by the TX Department of State Health Services - licensure must be obtained within 1 year.
- One to two years of hospital clinical dietetic experience preferred.
- Pediatric/NICU experience preferred.
Benefits
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Adoption assistance
- Family leave
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Pet insurance
