Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

Job Description
I. General Summary
Under general supervision, collaborates with members of the healthcare team, attends rounds and independently provides optimal nutrition care to patients at high nutrition risk based on own knowledge and clinical skills. Provides education, training, and expertise as a professional resource to members of the healthcare team, nutritionists, and dietetic interns to advance their development in the field.
II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.
Provide medical nutrition therapy to adult inpatients at nutrition risk, including those receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition, in a community based clinical setting.
In collaboration with team, develops an interdisciplinary nutrition plan of care for patients, within a specialty population, and attends rounds.
Discusses plan of nutrition care with patient/and or family; electronically documents nutrition plan of care and education provided.
Actively contributes to teamwork (cooperates with peers, flexible w/cross coverage) and achievement of department goals; attends staff meetings. 
Provides education, training, and expertise as a professional resource to members of the healthcare team.
Attends and/or participates in various in-service, continuing education credits, external training workshops, and conferences to maintain state licensure. Utilizes and integrates evidence into practice.
This position includes occasional weekends. All levels of experience welcome. Advanced certification not required.