Clinical Dietitian

Geisinger Health System is seeking a highly skilled Clinical Dietitian to join our Outpatient Nutrition team. As a key member of our healthcare team, you will provide exceptional patient care through innovative, efficient, and high-quality nutritional services.

• Develop and implement evidence-based nutritional therapy plans that meet the standards of practice and scope of practice as stated by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to assess individual needs and develop plans to meet those needs, including recommendations regarding diet and meal patterns, supplements, and parenteral and enteral feedings.
• Confer with the healthcare team to develop goals related to patient care and plan and coordinate the use of special dietary regimens.
• Document initial assessment plans for nutritional care and progress relative to same in the medical record in accordance with established standards.
• Evaluate nutritional status of individuals and make recommendations regarding provision of optimal care.
• Counsel individuals, families, and care providers on normal nutrition and therapeutic diets, taking into account the individual's educational, cultural, and socioeconomic background.
• Plan and conduct group classes for individuals in various areas of nutrition as appropriate.
• Collaborate in or conduct food and nutrition research to demonstrate food and nutrition-related outcomes and to develop food and nutrition policy and recommendations for individuals, groups, and special populations.
• Consult, educate, and advocate on behalf of individuals, groups, and special populations regarding food, culinary, nutrition, and health issues, food security and insecurity, nutrition programs, nutrition wellness, and resources.
• Participate in design, development, implementation, and evaluation of education programs for dietetic interns, affiliating students, and personnel relative to Clinical Nutrition Services.
• Serve as a member of the Dietetic Internship Faculty or as preceptor and mentor for other dietetic interns and students and staff.
• Perform human resource functions consistent with job responsibilities, including orientation and training, scheduling, mentoring for professional development.
• Contribute to and design referral process and systems to facilitate public access to Registered Dietitians.
• Participate in developing and evaluating the effectiveness of referral tools and processes.
• Implement outcome-based quality assurance and performance improvement activities to document outcomes of service, compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures, and monitor and address customer satisfaction.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including but not limited to Joint Commission on Accreditation Health Organization, Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
• Participate in action plans, as needed.
• Compile statistics and complete Clinical Productivity worksheets on a timely basis.
• Self-evaluate results and monitor for trends and changes in productivity related to workload.
• Develop and use electronic information management tools for practice, research, and education.
• Create, evaluate, review, revise, patient instruction materials and recipe and food products for the patient and resident menu.

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Certified Dietitian/Nutritionist - Default Issuing Body.

Geisinger Health System offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including full benefits starting on day one, three medical plan choices, pre-tax savings plans, company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage, 401(k) plan, generous paid time off, up to $5,000 in tuition reimbursement per calendar year, MyHealth Rewards wellness program, Employee Assistance Program, and voluntary benefits.