Maimonides Medical Center

Registered Dietitian

Maimonides Medical Center • $92K — $104K *
Brooklyn, NY 11226In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or related field
  • Registered Dietitian and membership in the American Dietetic Association
  • Completion of annual hazardous materials training as required by OSHA, DOT, and DEC
  • 1 year of experience in health care preferred
  • Knowledge of basic and therapeutic nutrition, food nutrition values, and regional food preferences

Responsibilities

  • Screens patients to identify nutritional risks and gathers dietary information
  • Performs comprehensive assessments for high-risk patients and identifies nutrition problems
  • Develops intervention goals and diet prescriptions for physicians
  • Documents assessments and care plans in patient records
  • Monitors effectiveness of medical nutrition therapy continuously
  • Coordinates nutrition care with healthcare team members
  • Provides patient nutrition education and conducts educational classes
  • Directs dietetic assistants and mentors nutrition interns

Benefits

  • Access to professional training and development opportunities
  • Mentorship from experienced health care professionals
  • Contributions to recognized health and safety programs
  • Opportunity to work collaboratively with a diverse health team
  • Engagement in patient education and community wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
Overview

Screens and assesses patients for nutritional status. Plans, directs, evaluates, and provides nutritional care to patients, and oversees work of Dietician (Graduate) and Dietetic Assistant.

Responsibilities

  • Screens patients to identify level of nutritional risks. Interviews patients as part of screening to obtain information regarding food habits, preferences and any weight loss or swallowing problems
  • Performs comprehensive nutritional assessment for patients at high nutrition risk. Reviews medical records to obtain relevant data, interviews patients to obtain nutrition related history, identifies nutrition problems and nutrient and energy requirements
  • Develops goals for nutrition intervention and recommends diet prescription or feeding modality to physicians as appropriate
  • Documents nutritional assessment and plan of care in patient medical record
  • Continuously evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of medical nutrition therapy
  • Confers and coordinates nutrition care with other health team members (physicians, nurse, pharmacist, social services, etc.) Implements the nutrition care plan for patients and communicates this plan to patient, health team members and other appropriate personnel
  • Provides nutrition education to patients on therapeutic diets and drug/nutrient interaction as appropriate. Conducts nutrition education classes with groups of patients and their families
  • Directs dietetic assistants and mentors nutrition interns/students
  • Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards
  • As assigned, this role will handle hazardous materials management which may include but is not limited to, characterizing wastes, labeling containers, adding waste to containers, maintaining containers in satellite or central accumulation areas, recordkeeping and reporting, reviewing or completing hazardous waste manifests, or oversight of any of the aforementioned activities

Qualifications

Education:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or related field. Registered Dietician and membership in the American Dietetic Association
  • As assigned, this role requires the completion of annual hazardous materials training as required by OSHA, DOT, DEC and all agencies that have jurisdiction


Experience:
  • 1 year of experience in health care preferred


Skills:
  • Knowledge of basic and therapeutic nutrition, food nutrition values, and regional ethnic and religious food preferences
  • Speaks, reads, and writes English to the extent required by the position

Pay Range

USD $44.36 - USD $50.21 /Hr.

About Maimonides Medical Center

Maimonides Medical Center is a non-profit, non-sectarian hospital located in Borough Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York. Maimonides is both a treatment facility and academic medical center with 711 beds, and more than 70 primary care and sub-specialty programs. As of August 1, 2016, Maimonides Medical Center was an adult and pediatric trauma center, and Brooklyn's only pediatric trauma center.
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Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1911
* Ladders Estimates

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