Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.
• Provides counseling and education services to patient with disease processes that require nutritional management.
• Implements a nutritional care plan, communicates plan, establishes a follow-up system and maintains documentation.
• Writes changes for diet orders; initiates nutrient intake assessments; assesses patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies; evaluates appropriate fluid and electrolytes; reviews laboratory and clinical progress notes; informs physicians of patients' nutritional status and need for changes in diet, enteral or parenteral feeding; develops care plans, documentation and reassessments.
• Coordinates efforts of dietetic technician assigned to area.
• Develops and contributes to Cleveland Clinic sponsored education programs for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, peers and the public.
• Creates and revises education materials related to disease management through medical nutrition therapy.
• Participates in program development designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.
• Markets services to potential and current referral sources; develops and implements services in response to client's needs and wants.
• Actively contributes to departmental initiatives, including committees and projects.
• Supports the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
• Completes reports for ongoing productivity tracking.
• Participates in professional growth activities; attends and contributes to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.
• Represents Cleveland Clinic on nutrition related matters.
• Conducts clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care.
• Complies with all regulatory organizations including CMS, JCAO, ADA and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition, dietetics or a closely related field.

Certifications:

• Maintains current license to practice dietetics in the current state (LD) and active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD).

Complexity of Work:

• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work unsupervised or with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Work Experience:

• Minimum one year experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition.
• Successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program may substitute for experience requirement.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.