Dietitian

Job overview

Dietitian - Part time, onsite in Washington, DC. Salary range: $59,820.00 - $101,836.00/Yr. This role focuses on providing clinical nutrition services, including patient assessments, care plan development, and nutritional counseling to support patient recovery and well-being within a healthcare setting.

What you'll do

• Conducts patient assessments to establish diet and food guidelines.
• Reviews patient medical orders.
• Develops and implements individualized medical nutrition therapy plans.
• Provides therapeutic plans for specialized nutrition support (enteral and parenteral).
• Works with Food Service staff to ensure diet prescription conformance.
• Calculates nutritional requirements and identifies diet restrictions or food/drug interactions.
• Completes nutritional assessments and participates in interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.
• Develops or obtains patient nutrition education materials.
• Assesses patient knowledge of diet and provides education.
• Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusting as needed.
• Plans menus to meet patient needs.
• Documents nutritional care plans and patient response.
• Serves as a nutritional care resource.
• Directs clinical supportive staff.
• Participates in staff and committee meetings.
• Conducts rounds for nutritional problems.
• Provides ongoing nutrition assessment and counseling.
• Communicates and coordinates with healthcare personnel.
• Evaluates food served for quality and dietary prescription conformance.
• Other duties as assigned.

What we're looking for

Education

Bachelor's degree in dietetics nutrition required or equivalent required

Experience

1-2 years Experience in a healthcare setting required

Skills & competencies

dietitian

nutrition services

part time

washington dc

medstar health

registered dietician

healthcare

patient care

nutrition therapy

counseling

About the employer

MedStar Health is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.