Registered Dietitian

Schedule: Variable shifts, 5–8 hours/day (40 hours/week), 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive clinical nutrition services across multiple inpatient units. Responsibilities include nutrition assessment, medical nutrition therapy, menu management, patient education, and interdisciplinary collaboration to support optimal patient care across the lifespan.

• Conduct nutrition assessments for pediatric through geriatric patients
• Develop, implement, and update individualized nutrition care plans
• Provide medical nutrition therapy for acute care, critical care, long-term care, and psychiatric patients
• Estimate caloric, protein, and fluid needs
• Manage and support enteral and parenteral nutrition
• Educate patients and families on nutrition-related topics
• Review diet orders, correct menus, and communicate changes to kitchen staff
• Serve as a nutrition resource for food service management and clinical staff
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and ICU rounds
• Document care in electronic medical records
• Support food service management and patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Primary assignment in Food & Nutrition Services
• Provides services to medical, surgical/pediatric, progressive care, OB, ICU, long-term care, and psychiatric units
• One day per month at Ka‘u Hospital and Hilo Hospital (long-term care facility)
• May work alone occasionally (not routinely)
• Floating required.

• No guarantee of shift preference
• Likely days off:
  Tuesday and Wednesday
• Must arrive the Thursday prior to start date for employee health appointment.

• Active Hawaii State Dietitian License required by start date (must apply upon offer if not currently licensed)
• Minimum one year of clinical nutrition experience
• Proficiency in electronic medical records and Minimum Data Sets.