Registered Dietitian Job Description

Registered Dietitian Job Description

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Registered dietitian provides care according to organizational ethics, Code of Ethics for profession of dietetics, licensure, and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Standards of Professional Practice (SOPP) for dietetic professionals.

Registered Dietitian Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations Sodexo/client policies and procedures
Orders patient diets, including therapeutic diets, within professional, state, and institutional scope of practice, makes corrections to diet orders, and changes a diet based on a speech pathologist’s recommendation
Demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities to interpret clinical data obtained from medical records
Writes changes for diet orders
Conducts clinical research
Interpret the department’s policies and procedures to employees, residents, visitors, government agencies, , as necessary
Assess patient nutritional needs
Provides nutritional guidance and counseling to patients and their families
May engage in research, training and mentoring of dietetic students/interns and supportive personnel
Partner with nurses and primary physicians to provide dietary recommendations and education for patients and families

Registered Dietitian Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for Registered Dietitian

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, RD, AED, ONE, RDN, NYS, NPI, CDCES, WIC, BLS

Education for Registered Dietitian

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the registered dietitian job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, Nutrition and Dietetics, Graduate, Education, Communication, Food and Nutrition, Law, Public Health, Science

Skills for Registered Dietitian

Desired skills for registered dietitian include:

State
Applicable federal
Clinical competencies based on Nutrition Care Standards of the American Dietetic Association
California Dietetic Association
Joint Commission requirements
& American Society for Partenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Local regulations
Federal
Accreditation requirements of regulatory agencies and International Organization for Standardization quality management systems
State and local laws and regulations as related to Dietetics practice

Desired experience for registered dietitian includes:

Minimum of 12 months' professional work experience as a Registered Dietitian required
Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients
Must be knowledgeable of dietary practices and procedures the laws, regulations, and guidelines governing dietary functions in the nursing facility
Must have the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies, procedures, , of the Food Services Department
Must maintain the care and use of supplies, equipment, , and maintain the appearance of food service areas
Must be able to read and interpret food service cost reports, financial data

Registered Dietitian Examples

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Registered Dietitian Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of registered dietitian. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for registered dietitian
  • Study Regulations – Aware of study regulatory status, and keeps an up to date copy of regulatory documents
  • Implements cost-containment processes in selection of nutrition care therapies and products while maintaining quality
  • Functions as a resource person to Nutrition Students and medical team regarding the nutritional management of Cancer Center patients
  • Provides in-service education
  • Provides written materials to facilitate learning/change
  • Reviews the medical records for factors that may affect nutrient intake and requirements, or nutritional status
  • Assessment.Complete nutritional assessments for all patients
  • Diet Planning
  • Patient Care.Develop plan of care per clinical data, interview, diagnosis and treatment goals
  • Nutritional Therapy Planning
Qualifications for registered dietitian
  • Intermediate computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and Outlook required functional proficiency with DaVita specific applications within 60 days
  • Must possess sight/hearing senses, or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately so that the requirements of this position can be fully met
  • Must be able to taste and smell food to determine quality and palatability
  • This position is -Relocation and Bonus Eligible
  • Frequent use of phones, computers, faxes machines
  • Significant writing on paper and blackboard
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Registered Dietitian Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a registered dietitian. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for registered dietitian
  • Review food service disaster plan and approve menus
  • Review and approve menus to meet all guidelines and nutritional therapy to patients and/or families
  • Develop and revise nutrition educational materials as necessary
  • Complete nutrition consult within 72 hours of order
  • Complete outpatient referrals
  • Document nutrition assessment, and plan of care in medical records of patients
  • Participates in interdisciplinary care conference meetings
  • Manages, promotes, and educates others on food and nutrition programs according to Sodexo standards and policy
  • Orders appropriate tube feeding formula, parenteral nutrition macronutrients, rate of delivery and schedule of delivery when directed to initiate tube feeding or parenteral nutrition
  • Orders equivalent formulary products when necessary
Qualifications for registered dietitian
  • Broad base/general knowledge of nutrition principles across the life cycle
  • Able to assess and interpret lab results
  • At least two years experience in long-term care, preferred
  • Must have two (2) years' experience in a health-care facility
  • Must be familiar with standards of practice used in the assessment of geriatric patients
  • CDN required within 3 months of employment
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a registered dietitian. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for registered dietitian
  • Orders feeding tube flushes and adjusts as needed
  • Orders between meal or HS nourishments, vitamin/mineral supplements, probiotic supplements, nutritional supplements, and modular nutraceuticals
  • Initiates or discontinues calorie counts
  • Orders height and weight measurements
  • Orders strict input and output (I & O) studies
  • Orders metabolic cart study using decision tree
  • Orders lab tests necessary for thorough patient nutrition assessment
  • Monitors fingerstick blood glucose schedule
  • Assesses patient's nutritional needs according to current standards of practice
  • Applies the Nutrition Care Process and adheres to the Standards of Practice outlined by the American Dietetic Association
Qualifications for registered dietitian
  • Ability to work flexible schedules, position is 40 hours/week in one facility
  • Ability to interface effectively with all levels of management, clinic staff and physicians, and must work and communicate effectively with both internal and external customers
  • Thorough knowledge of modern-day software applications such as word, excel, outlook
  • Part time position offering Benefits, 24-29 hours per week
  • Minimum of 12 months' professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian required* no internship experience is counted towards the 12 months' **
  • Ability to work flexible schedules, will work a Monday - Friday schedule between 4 to 5 days a week and between 30 - 40 hours a week ** must be open to work between the hours of 8am - 5pm **
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Registered Dietitian Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of registered dietitian. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for registered dietitian
  • Provides outpatient education and nutrition care according to standards of practice for cardiac rehab, oncology, outpatient nutrition therapy
  • Bills for services according to Medical Nutrition Therapy guidelines
  • Provides assistance and contributes new ideas to the department
  • Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process to perform nutritional assessments, develop MNT POC interventions and methods for monitoring outcomes via the International Dietetics & Nutrition Terminology
  • Responds to consults and nutrition screens and arranges follow ups within appropriate established time frames based on department policy and patient condition
  • Communicates with medical team regarding nutrition interventions
  • Documents assessments within the Electronic Health Record, utilizing department specific Power Forms and IPOCs
  • Monitors use of formulary & non- formulary formulas and communicates with the formula room to coordinate provision of service
  • Checks outpatients in at time of service and enters charges for outpatient services within 24 hours from date of service
  • Provides nutritional education to patients & families within the specific scope of practice, while taking into consideration patient’s preferred learning styles/readiness for change/cultural beliefs
Qualifications for registered dietitian
  • May require local travel to one primary setting plus some routine and occasional travel to other education sites
  • Has potential of on call responsibility
  • Must be able to travel between Klamath Falls and Medford, OR clinics **mileage will be reimbursed from clinic to clinic**
  • Professional development/career growth opportunities
  • Minimum of 12 months' professional work experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian required (internships do not count)
  • Basic knowledge of disease processes and nutrition care for patients
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Registered Dietitian Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a registered dietitian. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for registered dietitian
  • Participates in facility-wide and department program on performance improvement to improve processes and patient care
  • Develops and modifies education materials for patients and family to meet their learning needs
  • Communicates nutrition plans of care with medical team members, patients and families through verbal, written or electronic communication
  • Serves as preceptor for dietetic interns and medical residents as assigned
  • Performs all responsibilities/duties required by Registered Dietitian as defined in the scope of practice, to ensure that the needs of patients are addressed
  • Provides in-service education as required to staff
  • Provides in-services and education to hospital staff as requested
  • Provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition consultation to inpatients and/or outpatients when requested by physician, other hospital staff, or as required by department policy
  • Provides nutritional care to inpatients and/or outpatient
  • Provides patient education and documentation
Qualifications for registered dietitian
  • Knowledge of and familiarity with The American Dietetic Association Guidelines for the preparation of regular and special diets
  • The ability to translate the science of nutrition into everyday information about food
  • Ability to recognize priorities and work efficiently
  • Ability to guide a diverse workforce and patient load
  • This is a full-time, Dialysis Registered Dietitian position with Union Plaza Dialysis in Washington DC
  • This teammate will work 32-40 hours per week (flexible schedule), with 95-100 patients

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