Northwestern Medicine · 2 weeks ago
Clinical Dietitian - Float, Full-Time, Days
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
1+ years expNorthwestern Medicine is a leader in the healthcare industry, dedicated to patient-first interactions. The Clinical Dietitian will develop and implement nutrition therapy plans, provide nutrition education, and ensure comprehensive care for patients within the Northwestern Medicine system.
Emergency MedicineHealth CareHospitalMedicalNutritionRehabilitation
Responsibilities
Provide nutritional assessments utilizing medical information, anthropometric data, laboratory values and diet history
Develop nutrition care plans by selecting nutrition therapies to meet the medical, developmental and socio-cultural needs, age and interest level of the patient
Identify appropriate nutritional interventions:
Provide recommendations regarding calorie/protein supplements, enteral support and vitamin/mineral supplements and other commercial products
Select appropriate feeding route and enteral product including additional modulars or vitamin/mineral preparations
Counsel patients on appropriate nutrition therapy for disease state, desired outcomes and patient behavior objectives
Evaluate effectiveness of intervention utilizing BMI, changes in medical condition and tolerance to therapy
Educate on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk
Provide written documentation of all patient assessment and follow-up consultation sessions in the medical record
Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary team
Attend NMH continuing education including those on population specific needs (i.e. age, disability)
Participate in in-service training for department and hospital staff
Participate on department teams as assigned
Co-ordinate student rotations as assigned
Orient relief personnel and new staff to area of practice to provide consistent patient care
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Registered Dietitian
Licensed in the State of Illinois
Bachelors of Science degree in dietetics
Master's degree in Nutrition or related field if graduated after 2023 per CDR requirements
Preferred
1 year of clinical dietetics experience
Master's degree in Nutrition or related field if graduated prior to 2024
Benefits
Tuition reimbursement
Loan forgiveness
401(k) matching
Lifecycle benefits
Company
Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine is the collaboration between Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine around a strategic vision to transform the future of health care.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25M2018-06-26Grant· $25M
Leadership Team
Howard Chrisman, MD
President and CEO
John A. Orsini, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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