Registered Dietician Per Diem - Medical Weight Management and Clinical Nutrition

Description

Under the direct supervision of the Manager and Medical Director, serve as Dietitian II in the Weight Management (RFO) clinic. Main duty is to provide dietary assessments and counsel to participants accordingto protocol. These duties and skills will be provided to the Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Nutrition, Risk Factor Obesity Program.

Develop, plan and provide nutrition education and counseling services. Plan, organize, coordinate and implement group nutrition intervention activities for the dietary intervention of Internal Medicine and Internal Medicine Subspecialties patients.

Clinic responsibilities :

• As a Care Connect End User, responsible for patient documentation in electronic medical record.
• Execute CICARE level of visitor and patient care.
• Provide program orientation on an individual or group basis. Orientation includes introducing the patient to the RFO Program and available diet plans within the program, lectures series, program expectations, etc.
• Assist the patient in selecting the diet plan that will best meet their individual nutrition goals and lifestyle, ranging from a very low calorie all-liquid diet to a diet consisting solely of food;
• Conduct patient follow-up appointments on a weekly basis to evaluate progress, identify strengths and struggles, discuss environmental and dieting strategies, aid with behavior modification, offer physical activity recommendations, and adjust the diet and / or meal plan as necessary.

May become career

Salary Range : $45.98-$53.63 / hourly

Qualifications

Required :

Preferred :