Registered Dietician

Duration: 3 Months

Pay Rate: $53/hr on W2.

Duties

The Registered Dietician develops, implements and promotes quality, evidence-based nutrition care to meet the needs of the patients in the acute care setting and in the out-patient setting as assigned. Supports facility and department initiatives to maintain quality of care for in-patients and out-patients. Supports community events to promote health and improve the nutrition status of the communities served by Hackensack Meridian Health.

Scope Job Essentials Assess:

• Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process (NCP) to develop, implement, and monitor evidence based medical nutrition therapy interventions for patients as assigned.
• Obtains appropriate data, analyzes and interprets data utilizing evidence-based guidelines, develops and implements evidence-based nutrition interventions and care plans, and monitors the progress of nutrition interventions by evaluating patient outcomes.
• Assess appropriateness of current nutritional care; initiates change if necessary.
• Ensures accuracy in nutrition supplement orders and administration; follows up to correct problems.

Languages:     

• English (Read Write Speak)

All applicants must have:

- Bachelor's Degree , master’s preferred

- Two years of experience in particular department required

- BLS certification required

- NYSED RDN license or Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Shift: Day/Evening/Night