Full-Time
Dietitian-Senior
Mays Cancer Center, Recruitment Incentive
Deadline 5/31/26
UTHealth Houston
No salary listed
San Antonio, TX, USA
In Person
Category
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Requirements
- Certification by the American Dietetic Association as a Registered Dietitian is required
- Requires knowledge and experience with a wide range of disease entities, treatment modalities and drug/nutrient interactions
- Experience in providing nutrition care in inpatient and outpatient settings for a wide variety of disease states
- Ability to analyze, compare and evaluate aspects of the treatment program
- Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner
- Ability to observe a patient's issues, and analyze what is needed to help them without putting them at further risk
- Ability to work one-on-one with patients every day and be a good communicator and listener
- Ability to talk with patients and their families and be able and willing to deliver both good and bad news in the most compassionate way possible
Responsibilities
- Under limited supervision, formulates and plans patient menus based on diet requirements in accordance with physician orders and general dietetic standards and rules
- May monitor and assign work to other dietitian
- Treats patients with complex nutritional deficiencies, determines extent and duration of diet therapy, and instructs patients and patients' families on appropriate diet and nutrition plans
- Establishes a plan of care based on patients health status/risks, education, and support needs
- Develops and monitors established nutrition plans, in collaboration with the patient and/or attending physician
- Provides guidance, assistance, and explanations to patients and family members to help them understand, accept, and follow dietary modifications ordered by the physician
- Instructs patients and family members on dietary restrictions and drug/nutrient interactions as appropriate
- Observes patients' responses to dietary treatment, notes changes in their condition and advises Physicians/Nurse Supervisors
- Revises nutritional plan as appropriate based on patients' condition and physician’s orders
- Performs all other duties as assigned