Clinical Dietician

Title: Clinical Dietician
Duration: 13 weeks
Location: Houston TX 77094
Schedule Notes : 8-4:30 M-F, will be on the RD Call schedule

Duties:
• Develops, implements and evaluates patient nutritional care plans.
• Provides age-appropriate assessments of all patients identified at nutrition risk to include diabetes management and education per established timeframe/guidelines.
• Adapts nutrition plan to specific economic, social, cultural, and age-appropriate patient needs.
• Reassess patients at appropriate intervals and adjusts plan of care as warranted.
• Provides age appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care.
• Assesses learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients/families.
• Participates in the development and review of education materials and department resources to meet the needs of the populations served.

Required:

• 8-4:30 M-F, will be on the RD Call schedule
• Registered and Licensed Dietitian to complete Nutrition assessments, reassessments, education, Medical Nutrition Therapy in the pediatric population. Knowledgeable in pediatrics including specialized formulas. Candidate will be covering a variety of ambulatory and acute care areas with a team of experienced dietitians
• Registered Dietitian and Licensed in the State of Texas

Skills:
• Knowledge of nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and pediatrics.
• Ability to observe deficiencies and formulate actions to correct the situation, make assessments and recommendations, educate others on nutritional needs, and use word processing, spreadsheet and nutrition programs on a computer.