Clinical Dietitian - Relief

Description

Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self‑management training and nutrition intervention to patients. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.

Job must provide nutrition services in identified specialty area for a minimum of 70% of work load/responsibilities. Specialty areas include NICU, bariatric, renal, cardiac, diabetes, nutrition support, transplant, oncology, pediatrics and out‑patient services. Any other areas must be approved by the Manager and Director.

This is a Clinical Dietitian I (1) position. To qualify for this level, the applicant must be credentialed and licensed as a Registered Dietitian (RD) within 90 days of employment.

Minimum Education
Bachelor's Degree in Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition Science, Nutrition, Dietetics, or a nutrition related field (Required) OR
Master's Degree in Nutrition or Clinical Specialty for new graduates starting after 2024 (Required)

Minimum Work Experience
1 year of experience and/or completed internship, preferably in the area of maternal and child health (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge
Language

Skills:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of medical staff, healthcare professionals, managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Mathematical

Skills:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra.
Computer

Skills:

Possesses necessary skills to effectively operate the hospital's electronic medical record system. Ability to operate a standard computer, including basic use of MS applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Required Licenses and Certifications
Registered Dietitian:
Licensed in the District of Columbia – 90 Days (Required)
Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) – 90 Days (Required)

• Assesses the nutritional status of neonates/infants, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patients through documentation in the medical record. Uses parameters such as anthropometric measurements, nutrition‑focused physical assessment, and interpretation of laboratory values.
• Develops, revises and individualizes nutrition care plans based on information from the patient, medical record, family, and health‑care team members.
• Incorporates current evidence‑based research into practice.
• Utilizes physician/referring‑practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to implement, initiate or modify orders for diet or nutrition‑related actions (e.g., nutrition supplements, dietary supplements, diet modifications, diet texture modifications for dentition or individual preferences, nutrition‑related laboratory tests and medications, and nutrition education and counseling) consistent with specialized training, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
• Utilizes physician/referring‑practitioner‑driven protocols or other facility‑specific processes to manage nutrition support therapies (e.g., enteral and parenteral formula selection and rate adjustments based on energy needs or laboratory results, addition of designated medications and vitamin/mineral supplements to parenteral nutrition solutions or supplemental water for enteral nutrition, and placement of feeding tubes) consistent with specialized training, competence, and approved clinical privileges and organization policy.
• Executes programs/services in an organized, collaborative, and customer‑centered…