Registered Dietitian
Asbury Communities, Solomons, MD, United States
Job Description
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Independently performs the nutrition care process, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation, specific to age and medical status.
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Provide medical nutrition therapy to adult inpatients at high nutrition risk (e.g. receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition) in a fast paced and high acuity clinical setting.
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In collaboration with team, develops an interdisciplinary nutrition plan of care for patients, within a specialty population, and attends rounds.
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Discusses plan of nutrition care with patient/and or family; electronically documents nutrition plan of care and education provided.
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Actively contributes to teamwork (cooperates with peers, flexible w/cross coverage) and achievement of department goals; attends staff meetings.
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Provides education, training, and expertise as a professional resource to members of the healthcare team, as well as dietetic interns, to advance their development in the field.
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Attends and/or participates in various in-service, continuing education credits, and external training workshops, conferences and other relevant educational programs to maintain state licensure. Utilizes and integrates evidence into practice.
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This position includes a weekend and on call rotation. All levels of experience welcome. Advanced certification not required.
Qualifications:
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics or related field is required.
- Registration by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) is required.
- Currents licensure in the state of Maryland as a Dietitian/Nutritionist is required.
- Six months of experience as a clinical nutritionist in a hospital setting preferred.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.