Clinical Dietician

Job Summary: Responsible for the assessment and planning of the nutritional care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standard, guidelines, and regulations, policies and procedures, and in coordination with the Nutritional Services Director to ensure that quality food service and nutritional care is provided to the patients.

Qualifications/Reporting:

Required minimum education: Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or related field. Master’s degree is preferred.

Required minimum experience: Experience in acute clinical care, nutrition support, and disease-specific nutrition preferred.

Required skills (if applicable): Ability to be accurate, concise and detail oriented.

Knowledge of quality food production, safe food preparation and handling techniques. Effective oral and written communication. Knowledge of medical nutrition therapy for patients in an acute care setting. Understands principles of growth and development for the entire life span with the ability to provide care appropriate for the adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients as appropriate to the patient population. Experience with electronic charting preferred.

Required license/certification: Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics strongly preferred. License or certification as mandated by the state of Texas ServSafe Food Safety Certification preferred.

Job reports to (title of the position): Chief Nursing Executive

Job titles reporting to this position: None

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Location: MINERAL WELLS, Texas, US

Posted Date: 5/3/2024