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Barfield Health Care

Registered Dietician

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What they do

A Dietitian or Nutritionist provides clients with advice on healthy eating, and helps to plan nutritional menus. Works with individuals who have specific dietary needs, such as hospital patients, or oversees food programs in schools, hospitals, and other large organizations. May work in a community setting or non-profit, governmental, or public health organization, offering nutritional advice to specific groups of people.

$69,212 / year median in Alabama

+14% projected growth

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Job Description

The Clinical Dietitian oversees the nutrition care of the patients, performing nutritional assessments, managing the physician's orders for therapeutic diets and supplements, provides nutrition educations to patients and/or families, attends patient rounds and maintains clinical nutrition policies.
Responsibilities:
Completes nutrition assessments and follow ups on patients with increased nutritional needs, in accordance to facility's policies. Document assessment of patient with nutritional goals and/or changes in status in the medical record. Educates patients and/or family members on nutritional needs as indicated. Educates Staff, nursing, food service employees on issues regarding special diets. Attend patient rounds on assigned floors Informs nursing and physician of changes in patient's nutritional status. Presents themselves in a professional manner in accordance to the hospitals and Culinary Nutrition Solution behavioral expectations. Adheres to facility's policies and procedure including the confidentiality and patient's rights policies as outlined in the facility's Policies and Procedures Manual. Adheres to facility's Emergency Preparedness Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other mandatory programs in the facility as appropriate. Performs other tasks as may be assigned.
Job Type:
Full-time Schedule:
8 hour shift
License/Certification:
Registered Dietitian Required Work Location:
In person
Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
From $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Disability insurance Employee assistance program Flexible schedule Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance
Work Location:
In person