Posted:
9/11/2024, 7:48:32 AM
Location(s):
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States ⋅ Stratford-on-Avon, England, United Kingdom ⋅ Indiana, United States ⋅ England, United Kingdom
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level
Field(s):
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Join Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Lutheran Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to all patients. Lutheran Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
People seek guidance from a Registered Dietitian (RD) for many reasons. Some individuals want to maximize wellness and learn to eat healthier to decrease the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, or cancer. Others would like to learn more about sports nutrition, maintaining a healthy weight or aging healthfully. No matter what the reason is, Registered Dietitians help develop personal diet plans to help every patient achieve their goals.
A caregiver in this position works 8:00am—4:30pm.
A caregiver who excels in this role will:
Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients.
Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation.
Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes, review laboratory and clinical progress notes and inform physicians of their patients’ nutritional status and need for diet changes.
Create and revise education materials, participate in program development, and develop, implement and market services.
Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.
Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, dietetics or a related field.
Current licensure to practice dietetics in the current state (LD).
Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD).
Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:
Minimum one year experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition.
Successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program may substitute for experience requirement.
Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/
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.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are follwed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.
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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities
Website: https://clevelandclinic.org/
Headquarter Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Employee Count: 1001-5000
Year Founded: 1921
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Health Care ⋅ Hospital ⋅ Medical ⋅ Non Profit