Clinical Dietitian

Prime Healthcare Services Inc

  • Mesquite, TX
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Develop meal plans: create individualized nutrition plans to support recovery, manage chronic diseases, or address specific conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or malnutrition. Educate patients and their families about proper nutrition education, special diets, or post-discharge meal planning.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMesquite, TX

    Description

    Overview

    Shifts Available: Days

    Employment Type: Full Time

    Hours: 8-hour shifts

    Location: Dallas Regional Medical Center

    Responsibilities

    • Nutritional assessment: evaluate patients'' dietary needs based on medical conditions, lab results, and health history
    • Develop meal plans: create individualized nutrition plans to support recovery, manage chronic diseases, or address specific conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or malnutrition
    • Track patients' progress, adjust meal plans as needed, and ensure nutritional goals are met
    • Work closely with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to integrate nutrition into patient care plans
    • Educate patients and their families about proper nutrition education, special diets, or post-discharge meal planning
    • Ensure meals prepared by the dietary staff align with prescribed diets and safety standards

    Qualifications

    • Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license
    • Minimum 1-2 years of experience in a clinical setting providing patient nutritional care

    Additional Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • Strong understanding of medical nutrition therapy (MNT)
    • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills
    • Ability to educate and motivate patients and families on healthy eating habits
    • Proficient in electronic medical records (EMR) systems

    Pay Transparency

    Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: https://www.primehealthcare.com/careers/benefits/

    Employment Status

    Full Time

    Shift

    Days

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

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