Inpatient Clinical Dietitian - $6,000 Sign-on Bonus

***New Updated Salary Range ***

 

Clinical Nutrition Services 
Full Time 
Day Shift 
8a-5p M-F, rotating WE&Holiday

Sign-On Bonus: 6,000 

 

***Please note there is now a higher pay range associated with this position***

 

Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.

 

The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes six community medical centers and employs more than 8,700 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices.  Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies. 

Job Summary

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the nutrition care of all clients in all assigned settings. Responsible for overseeing oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support for assigned population. Screens, assesses, educates, monitors, and evaluates assigned population according to established practice guidelines and Nutrition Services policies. Collaborates and coordinates patient care with members of the health care team. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate for the patient population served. Design and implement nutrition strategies that promote life-long health and minimize health and disease related risk factors.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience: None.
Substitutable Education & Experience: None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered (through examination administered) by the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association;  Current license to practice dietetics from the state of South Carolina  (Please note: Registry eligible candidates may be considered with the following provisions: Must provide documentation from Commission of Dietetic Registration of eligibility status, and must complete registration exam and obtain a license to practice dietetics in South Carolina within 6 months of start date as a condition of continued employment).
Required Training: None.

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population: 
  • Infant (Birth to 1 year),
  • Child (1 year through 12 years),
  • Adolescent (13 years through 17 years),
  • Adult (18 years to 65 years)
  • Geriatric (over 65 years)
• Provides input and is active in the development of nutrition screening parameters.
• Provides input and is active in the development of nutrition protocols and policies.
• Collaborates with the patient, family member, and/or caregiver to assess needs, set priorities, establish goals/outcomes and develop individualized care plans. Continues to monitor progress toward achieving goals/outcomes.
• Collaborates and coordinates patient care with members of the health care team.
• Continuously evaluates nutrition care processes and patient outcomes.
• Participate in department and hospital-wide performance improvement data collection.
• Practice reflects best evidence, applicable laws, and other regulatory standards in the provision of nutrition services.
• Performs the key functions of the nutrition care process according to policy.
• Oversee nutrition screening and completes other nutrition risk identification procedures according to established policy. 
• Uses accurate and relevant data and information to identify nutrition-related problems.  (Nutrition Assessment)
• Identifies and labels specific nutrition problem(s) that will be addressed in the plan of care. (Nutrition Diagnosis)
• Identifies and implements planned interventions with the intent of changing or improving a nutrition related behavior, risk factor, or condition. Interventions may include patient education.  Identifies patient goals/outcomes.  (Nutrition Intervention)
• Monitors and evaluates data directly related to the nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions to determine progress made in achie