Clinical Dietitian NonExempt
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Job Location:
Edwardsville, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Your experience matters
At Anderson Rehabilitation Institutewe are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality scalability and significant impact across our hospitals and your role youll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members. We believe that our collective efforts will shape a healthier future for the communities we serve.
What we offer
Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our addition to your base compensation this position also offers:
- Health (Medical Dental Vision) and 401K Benefits for full-time employees
- Competitive Paid Time Off
- Employee Assistance Program mental physical and financial wellness assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance for qualified applicants
- And much more...
How youll contribute
The Clinical Dietitian provides clinical nutrition services for hospitalized patients including assessment care planning education and discharge coordination. Oversees menu management and staff education related to therapeutic diets allergens and nutrition standards. Actively supports regulatory survey readiness and on-site survey activities to ensure compliance.
Qualifications and requirements
Education: Bachelors degree or higher in Dietetics or a nutrition-related field.
Credentials/Licensure: Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; state license/certification if required.
Experience: Prior acute-care experience preferred.
Skills: Clinical nutrition assessment and care planning; clear documentation; knowledge of therapeutic diets and allergen management; effective teaching/presentation skills; ability to collaborate across disciplines; strong organization and follow-through; survey readiness and compliance awareness.
Essential Functions:
- Participate in the survey process: guide staff on conduct and disclosure maintain an on-site presence with surveyors coordinate timely information requests and initiate corrective action during surveys as appropriate; collaborate with hospital departments to develop plans of correction.
- Conduct initial nutrition assessments and reassessments for all admitted patients; prioritize high-risk referrals per policy.
- Ensure complete and timely documentation (assessments care plans education discharge planning) in accordance with hospital policy and regulatory standards.
- Provide oversight of the menu management process to align offerings with therapeutic diet orders and patient needs.
- Educate managers and staff on therapeutic diets food allergens and related topics; serve as a subject-matter resource.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Collaborates with physicians nursing speech therapy case management and Food & Nutrition Services to optimize patient outcomes and experience.
- Supports performance improvement initiatives audit readiness and policy updates related to clinical nutrition and food service operations.
- Maintains patient safety and privacy; follows infection prevention and allergen-control practices.
EEOC Statement:
Anderson Rehabilitation Institute is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color race sex age religion national origin disability genetic information gender identity sexual orientation veterans status or any other basis protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- EMR Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
- Food Service
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Computer Skills
- MDS
- Dietary Department Experience
- Dialysis Experience
- Food Production Experience
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 a ... View more
