Registered Dietitian Clinical Practice

$5,000 Sign on Bonus

Primary Purpose

Provides nutritional education and nutritional patient care to the assigned patient population to ensure that patients receive optimal nutritional care at Parkland.

MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

Education

• Must have a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition

Experience

• Must have one year of related dietetic experience in an acute care setting through an American Dietetic Association-coordinated undergraduate program, or an American Dietetic Association-accredited internship program.

Equivalent Education and/or Experience

• May have an equivalent combination of education and/or experience in lieu of specific education and/or experience as stated above.

Certification/Registration/Licensure

• Must be a registered dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (A.N.D.).

• and be licensed to practice dietetics by the Texas Board of Dietitians; OR must obtain registration and licensure within (6) six months of employment.

Skills or Special Abilities

• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with departmental personnel, hospital staff, and patients.

• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer skills with a working knowledge of database programs, data report analysis software, and electronic medical record charting.

• May be required to demonstrate an advanced knowledge of nutrition and patient education skills.

• Must be able to demonstrate patient-centered/patient-valued behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Screens patients for nutritional risk, when applicable.

• Assesses nutritional status and consults with physicians and support staff. Develops individualized care plans in accordance with each patient’s preferences, age, disease state, and resources. Calculates age-appropriate calorie and protein needs and modifies the diet accordingly.

• Document the pertinent objective and subjective data regarding patient status and care.

• Instructs, educates, and counsels patients of all ages and their significant others in nutritional therapy.

• Individualizes instructions based on the patient’s lifestyle, preferences, resources, ethnicity, language, and literacy level.

• Provides age-appropriate educational materials and adapts teaching methods to needs.

• Teaches medical nutrition therapy classes as appropriate. Makes appropriate documentation, including assessment of comprehension and follow-up needs, in the patient’s charts and records.

• Reassesses nutritional status and consults with physicians and support staff. Schedules follow-up assessments at appropriate intervals to monitor progress.

• Participates in committees and/or interdisciplinary teams, providing patient care expertise, problem-solving, review and revision of clinical practice guidelines, implementation of practice protocols, etc.

• Serves as a nutritional resource person to other health care professionals, interns, trainees, community civic groups, media, etc. Conduct research, in-services, workshops, contribute to publications, and provide other forms of continuing education to contribute to the education and understanding of nutritional services to Parkland’s internal and external customers.

• Trains and/or monitors dietetic technicians, student interns or trainees, or other assigned staff in the basics of providing good nutritional care and services for professional development and to assure quality dietetic services for hospital and PHHS internal and external customers.

Sign-on Bonus

• Parkland is offering a $5,000 hiring incentive for eligible Registered Dietitian – Clinical Practice candidates.

To qualify for this incentive, applicants must

• Not be current Parkland employees and must not have been employed by Parkland within the past 12 months.