Job Description

Contingent Role - PRN

Delivers comprehensive medical nutrition therapy to bariatric patients, assessing nutritional status and optimizing treatment outcomes through evidence-based interventions and ongoing monitoring.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments for bariatric patients and develop individualized nutrition care plans, including diet therapy, counseling, and specialized nutrition supplementation.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary services (such as speech pathology and physical therapy) to ensure coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Monitor patient tolerance and treatment effectiveness of nutritional regimens, making timely recommendations for therapy adjustments to optimize clinical outcomes.
• Educate the community on nutrition topics through public speaking engagements, media releases, publications, and other communication channels.
• Identify and resolve nutrition care-related complaints and problems through proactive research and quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee meal monitoring activities, including patient intake documentation, diet compliance verification, and tray accuracy audits. Maintain food preparation area sanitation standards through scheduled and unannounced inspections.

Qualifications

CERTIFICATION/LICENCES REQUIRED:

• Dietitian/Nutritionist credentialed from the Commission on Dietetic Registration obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted - BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Educator specializing in Diabetes Management preferred.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
• Bariatric experience preferred