Clinical Dietitian

Clinical Dietitian

Your job is more than a job. When you know your authentic impact as a care professional, as a patient advocate, and as a team member is valued and nurtured, you walk a little taller, care a little deeper, and give a little extra. That's how we roll at LCMC Health. As a Clinical Dietitian, we consider you a key component in the well-being of our patients and community. Your responsibilities include conducting nutritional assessments, providing nutrition counseling to patients, preparing individualized nutrition care plans, teaching group education sessions related to nutrition, and conducting nutrition related presentations in the community. As part of a collaborative team, you implement patient dietary health by consulting with physicians and other health care professionals, reviewing patient records, interviewing patients, assessing nutritional needs and formulating appropriate diets.

What you do is a vital connection that facilitates and readies patients for their proactive, self-care healthcare journey. That's why you put a little "extra" heart into everything you do. And that's one of the reasons why you'd be a perfect fit at LCMC Health.

Your experiences, knowledge, skills, empathy, compassion, and your "little something extra" all add up to you. And we're excited to get to know you and find out what you'll bring to this clinical dietitian role.

Your Everyday

1. Provide nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals and assist with ensuring compliance with ADA requirements and standards.

2. Schedule outpatients based on diabetes education needs.

3. Evaluate, interpret, monitor, and document diabetes education needs of patients, both inpatient and outpatient, using established standards of care and practice guidelines.

4. Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families.

5. Develop, review, update, and implement educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals.

6. Teach people who need special diets how to plan and prepare food at home.

7. Maintain registered dietitian (RD) status and engage in continuing professional education.

8. Identify continuing education opportunities and comply with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.

9. Assist with collection and formation of required data by participating in nutritionally related interdisciplinary projects.

The Must-Haves Minimum:

Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field. Licensed registered dietitian/nutritionist through the State of Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition. Board Certified Dietitian/Nutrition Specialist with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)