Registered Dietitian Spec, Columbia, FT, Day

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing nutrition care and education to patients and / or caregiver(s). Evaluates patients' nutritional status, develop and implement care plans, assess nutrient requirements, recommends nutrition prescriptions, evaluates patient tolerance and effectiveness, as well as communicates information to physicians and other health care professionals.

Essential Functions

All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values : Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Coordinates, reviews, plans, updates, and implements medical nutrition therapy to patients according to established policies and procedures.

Monitors patients receiving nutrition support.

Provides nutrition education to patients, caregivers, staff and community partners.

Serves as a preceptor for medical, dietetic and food service interns and / or clinical research.

Participates and serves on interdisciplinary team meetings, patient rounds, multidisciplinary committees and / or discharge planning.

Assists with performance and quality improvement projects.

Provides three accredited CEU to clinical nutrition team and / or other staff, interns and students.

Manages two assigned projects by the clinical nutrition manager.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory / Management Responsibility

This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

Education - Bachelor's degree from an Academy of Dietetics (AND) accredited institution and / or approved internship program

Experience - Five (5) years of clinical experience or work experience as dietitian nutritionist.

In Lieu Of

NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

Board certification in area of practice such as CSSD, CNSC, CDE, certifications from Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics or Commission on Dietetic Registration

South Carolina Dietetics License

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to maintain 75 hours of continuing education every five (5) years

Ability to interpret data, teach, communicate to other healthcare professionals, manipulate numbers and write in medical record

Knowledge of AND, Joint Commission, Department of Health and Environmental Control and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Effective at data conversion

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

NE Columbia Medical Park

Facility

1580 NE Medical Park

Department

15807451 Heartlife

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