Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Fort Wayne, IN
Talent4Health
5x8 hrs, Days

Provides quality nutritional care to patients such as the development, implementation and monitoring of Medical Nutrition Therapy. 

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Job Summary:
 

The Registered Dietitian provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients through the assessment, development, implementation, and monitoring of individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) plans. This role collaborates with physicians, pharmacy, speech therapy, nursing, and food service teams to ensure patients receive appropriate nutritional support and achieve optimal clinical outcomes.
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform initial nutrition assessments and reassessments, identify nutritional goals, develop appropriate interventions, and monitor patient progress.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy plans.
• Manage enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimens in collaboration with pharmacy and medical staff.
• Collaborate with Speech Therapy regarding diet progression and transitional feeding to meet patients' nutritional requirements.
• Review and clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, therapeutic diets, and oral supplements comply with facility protocols and established nutrition guidelines.
• Consider patients' religious, cultural, and ethnic preferences when developing individualized nutrition care plans.
• Evaluate potential food-drug and herb-supplement interactions.
• Provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and families based on individual needs and treatment goals.
• Develop and implement educational programs for patients and healthcare staff.
• Serve as a clinical nutrition resource for physicians and other healthcare professionals regarding evidence-based nutritional practices.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, patient rounds, wound care rounds, and ventilator-weaning rounds.
• Communicate nutrition care plans, patient progress, and recommendations to the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Participate in departmental and facility Performance Improvement Programs, including data collection and analysis.
• Collaborate with food service staff to ensure prescribed nutritional care plans are appropriately implemented.
• Advise food production staff regarding preparation requirements for modified and therapeutic diets.
• Participate in menu planning, development, and standardization.
• Review and approve general menus, therapeutic menus, and appropriate menu substitutions.
• Conduct meal rounds and tray audits to ensure meals meet prescribed dietary requirements and quality standards for appearance, quantity, and temperature.
• Review and approve annual updates to therapeutic diet manuals and maintain current nutrition care resources.
• Educate clinical and food service staff on the location and use of the Nutrition Care Manual.
• Maintain simplified hard-copy diet manuals for downtime procedures.
• Stay current with nutritional practices, clinical guidelines, and evidence-based nutrition care standards.
• Maintain professional registration requirements through continuing education, professional development, and ongoing competency.
• Serve as a liaison between patients, families, medical staff, multidisciplinary teams, and food service departments.
• Communicate additional patient care needs to appropriate team members.
• Follow facility policies, patient safety standards, infection prevention practices, and workplace safety procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a major in Food and Nutrition or a related field.
• Current state licensure or certification, if required by the state.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent experience.