Registered Dietitian - Inpatient - Mercy Hospital

                    

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Job Title

Registered Dietitian - Inpatient - Mercy Hospital

                        

Location

Canton

                    

Facility

Mercy Hospital

                     

Department

Dietary-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

                      

Job Code

T23012

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.  

People seek guidance from a Registered Dietitian (RD) for many reasons, whether to maximize wellness, learn healthier eating habits or decrease the risk of chronic diseases. Using your knowledge and education, you will develop personalized treatment plans for patients according to their medical histories, individual needs and goals. This role is integral to our comprehensive model of care, encompassing every aspect of wellness and health. While helping patients take an active role in their treatment, you can also take advantage of the various opportunities at Cleveland Clinic, such as continuing education, professional development courses and more.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM - 4:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education and counseling to patients. 
• Implement nutritional care plans, communicate plans, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation. 
• Write changes for diet orders, initiate nutrient intake assessments, assess patients for nutritional deficiencies, evaluate fluids and electrolytes and review laboratory and clinical progress notes. 
• Inform physicians of patient nutritional status and need for diet changes.  
• Create and revise education materials, participate in program development and develop, implement and market services.    
• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a related field 
• Current licensure as a Licensed Dietitian (LD)  
• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD) 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in Clinical Nutrition OR successful completion of CCF Dietetic Internship Program 

Our caregivers continue to create the best outcomes for our patients across each of our facilities. Click the link and see how we’re dedicated to providing what matters most to you: https://jobs.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-2/      

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to navigate extensively to provide services to a large number of patients throughout the hospital and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer entry.
• Must have physical ability to measure and weigh patients.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required. 

                       

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an app