Clinical Dietitian

Franciscan Health Munster Campus701 Superior Avenue Munster, Indiana 46321Registered with the Commission on Dietetic Registration preferred, but will accept registry eligible Certification with the State of Indiana.WHO WE ARE With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECTApprove patient menus and nutrition supplements.Calculate patients' nutritional needs for oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition.Maintain pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, prescribe or modify therapeutic diets as needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patients and documents nutrition care plan in the medical record.Participate in patient care conferences and collaborate with other hospital services including medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, and social work, to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of the patients.Perform and document nutritional assessments including nutrition-focused physical assessments when applicable and evaluate patient tolerance to therapeutic diets when appropriate.Perform nutrition reassessment by monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the nutrition care plan.Perform patient access duties; schedules, checks in, checks out, and enter charges for nutrition appointments.Plan and implement patient nutrition interventions and establish goals aimed at resolving nutrition-related problems.Provide nutrition education and counseling to inpatients, outpatients, their families, caretakers, staff and the community.Review medical records and interview the patient and their caregivers to collect food and nutrition-related history or client history assessment data.Serve as preceptor for dietetic interns and provides on-the-job training for new hires.QUALIFICATIONSBachelor's Degree - Required2 Years Clinical Dietetics - PreferredRegistered Dietitian (RD) License Within 90 Days - RequiredState Certification or Licensure Within 180 Days - RequiredTRAVEL IS REQUIRED:Up to 20%EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERIt is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.