Clinical Dietitian

UNAVAILABLE - Houston, TX

Full-time - Entry Level

Houston, TX

51-100 employees

About the position

As a Clinical Dietitian I at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, you will play a crucial role in assessing and improving the nutritional status of patients. This position involves developing personalized nutrition plans, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and providing counseling to patients and their families. You will work in a dynamic healthcare environment focused on innovative patient care and health equity.

Responsibilities

• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient's specific needs, in accordance with physicians' orders.
• Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
• Updates plan of care as necessary and follows up with the patient as needed.
• Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher level of care.
• Collaborates with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with completion of accredited dietitian program (ACEND - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition Dietetics).
• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Dietitian State license in Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Tennessee, Ohio, Kansas, Georgia, Iowa, Utah.