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Orlando Health

Dietitian, Registered

Orlando Health, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885


Position Summary

Job Title: Dietitian, Registered

Dept: APH Clinical Nutrition

Status: Full Time

Shift: First

ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN

Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years. With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a "Best Children's Hospitals" recognition by U.S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children's Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group. Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet® Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction. Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children's Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's ast to west coasts and beyond. Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We beginyour benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions. "Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you

Responsibilities

Provide evidence-based medical nutrition therapy to patients as part of the Clinical Nutrition team.

Essential Functions• Writes orders per policy.• Counsels patients and/or significant others on nutritional principles, dietary plans, and food selections, considering cultural, religious, and ethnic requests/preferences.• Develops, implements, and documents the nutritional care plans based on assessment of patient nutritional needs considering nutrition status and disease state requirements.• Demonstrates the necessary competency level to assess patient's nutritional requirements and specific needs over the lifespan.• Demonstrates evidenced-based knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for appropriate nutrition-related care of patients.• Communicates appropriate dietary history and nutritional care data through the medical record documentation system. Participates in physician and health care team interdisciplinary rounds, as applicable.• The Registered Dietitian is expected to adhere to Orlando Health policies, procedures, guidelines, mission and vision statements, and commitment to excellence.• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures

Qualifications

Education/TrainingBachelor's Degree from a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and coursework accredited or approved by the Commissionon Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).

Licensure/Certification• Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)• Must maintain licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist with the State of Florida