Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Clinical Dietitian

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Part-timeSugar Land, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate from an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential.
Complete a dietetic internship accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Complete supervised practice hours meeting Commission on Dietetic Registration requirements and/or complete those hours within an accredited dietetic internship.
Hold Registered Dietitian certification through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Obtain Texas dietitian licensure within 60 days.
Demonstrate the skills and competencies needed to perform the assigned job safely, as assessed through ongoing skills and competency assessments and performance evaluations.
Have sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform the essential job functions, especially activities affecting patient or employee safety or security.
Effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members, and coworkers in a manner consistent with customer service and positive language principles.
Have working knowledge of local city food ordinance guidelines and health department standards.
Function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, the interprofessional care team, patients, and their families.
Have comprehensive computer knowledge, including Microsoft products.
Demonstrate interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills across the healthcare team and provide customer service to patients, visitors, physicians, and coworkers.

Responsibilities

Participate in care coordination rounds as a collaborative interprofessional team member; seek guidance and communicate and report pertinent patient-care information and data comprehensively to the care team.
Use therapeutic communication, including active listening and teaching, to establish relationships with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team and collaborate on the plan of care.
Communicate regular updates to management, nursing, physicians, and other staff as needed to care for patients.
Contribute to department employee-engagement improvement through peer-to-peer accountability.
Implement nutritional care using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process, including medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education, monitoring and reassessing nutrition care plans, recommending adjunctive services as indicated, and terminating nutrition interventions when clinically indicated.
Perform Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment as indicated; identify patients with malnutrition, its degree, and whether it was present on admission or hospital acquired; and collaborate with the healthcare team to document the correct degree of malnutrition in the electronic medical record for appropriate intervention and outcomes.
Ensure the correct degree of malnutrition and whether it was present on admission or hospital acquired is documented in the electronic medical record for hospital financial indicators.
Contribute to patient-satisfaction improvement through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards.
Complete quality monitors to ensure continuity of care, including test trays of various diets to assess meal quality, consistency, and accuracy.
Provide patient care and coordinate it with the interprofessional team; manage usual patient assignments and departmental demands; complete responsibilities promptly with accurate documentation; and use evidence-based practice to communicate with the team and meet patient nutrition needs.
Identify corrective-action and process-improvement opportunities, use research-based evidence to improve practice and patient safety, document accurately, and contribute to department and hospital quality and safety targets.
Provide optimal medical nutrition therapy to minimize potential complications related to altered nutrition status and adjust nutrition care plans to provide appropriate, cost-effective therapy.
Use resources cost-effectively, manage time independently, minimize incidental overtime, prioritize daily tasks, assist coworkers as needed, and meet labor productivity standards by managing assigned patient loads.
Review research for application to practice and maintain professional development competencies and a semi-annual professional portfolio.
Conduct interdepartmental training and mentorship, including at least one annual diet-knowledge training session for nutrition assistants and mentoring student volunteers and/or food-service employees as applicable.
Identify professional-development needs and take appropriate action; ensure career discussions occur with management; and maintain the My Development Plan.

Desired Qualifications

Hold Basic Life Support certification or instructor certification through the American Heart Association.

At Houston Methodist, the Clinical Dietitian PRN position is responsible for functioning as an entry-level clinician for the requirements established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). This position is responsible for implementing nutritional care according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP) which includes, but not limited to, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education, monitoring and reassessment of nutrition care plans, recommending consultation of adjunctive services (social services, speech pathology, immediate referral to RN re: pain assessment, etc.) as indicated, and termination of nutrition interventions as clinically indicated. The Clinical Dietitian position functions as part of the interprofessional team to ensure quality and cost-effective interventions to ensure optimal patient safety, customer service, and optimum patient outcomes. This position works closely with the interprofessional healthcare team to provide inpatient/outpatient care that is integrated and compatible with the patient-focused goals and objectives.

FLSA STATUS
Non-exempt

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section.
Completion of dietetic internship accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

EXPERIENCE

Completion of supervised practice hours (per Commission on dietetic Registration (CDR) requirements) and/or within a dietetic internship accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Required

RD - Registered Dietician (CDR) - Commission on Dietetic Registration_PSV and
LD - License Dietitian, State Licensure - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation_PSV within 60 days

Preferred

BLS - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA)

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
Working knowledge of local City Food Ordinance guidelines and Health department standards
Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians, interprofessional care team and patients and their families
Possesses comprehensive computer knowledge including Microsoft products
Exhibits strong interpersonal, teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

PEOPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Functions as a collaborative interprofessional team member by participating in care coordination rounds. Seeks guidance from others and collaborates with all members of the interprofessional care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner.
Uses therapeutic communication, which includes active listening and teaching, to establish a relationship with patients, families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care. Communicates regular updates to management, nursing, physicians, and other staff as needed to care for patients.
Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement, i.e. peer-to-peer accountability.

SERVICE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Implements nutritional care according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP) which includes, but not limited to, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition education, monitoring and reassessment of nutrition care plans, recommending consultation of adjunctive services (social services, speech pathology, immediate referral to RN re: pain assessment, etc.) as indicated, and termination of nutrition interventions as clinically indicated.
Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment (NFPA) as indicated, based on NFPA findings, identifying patients with malnutrition, degree of malnutrition and whether present on admission or hospital acquired. Collaborates with health care team to document correct degree of malnutrition in electronic medical record (EMR) to ensure adequate intervention for positive outcomes
Ensures correct degree of malnutrition and whether malnutrition is present on admission or hospital acquired is documented in the EMR for hospital financial indicators.
Contributes towards improvement of department score for patient satisfaction, through peer-to-peer accountability to service standards.

QUALITY/SAFETY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Ensures continuity of care by completing quality monitors. Identifies and documents evaluation of outcomes by completing test trays of various diets to ensure quality, consistency and accuracy of meals provided.
Provides care to patients and coordinates care with the interprofessional team. Manages usual patient assignments and other departmental demands, completes patient care responsibilities in a timely manner with accurate documentation. Uses evidence-based practice to support care and communicate directly with interprofessional team to ensure patient nutrition needs are met.
Identifies opportunities for corrective action and process improvement. Identifies areas of practice improvements with research-based evidence to achieve patient safety outcomes, supported by accurate documentation. Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety.

FINANCE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Positively impacts quality and cost outcomes by assuring optimal medical nutrition therapy to minimize potential complications related to alterations of nutrition status. Adjusts nutrition care plan to provide the most appropriate and cost-effective therapy. Ensures correct degree of malnutrition and whether malnutrition is present on admission or hospital acquired is documented in the EMR for hospital financial indicators.
Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Self-motivated to independently manage time effectively, minimzing incidental overtime and prioritize daily tasks, assisting coworkers as needed. Meets labor productivity standards by effectively managing established patient load assignments.

GROWTH/INNOVATION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Maintains professional development competencies by reviewing research for application to practice. Maintains semi-annual professional portfolio for professional growth.
Conducts interdepartmental training & mentorship to include: a minimum of one diet knowledge training session for nutrition assistants annually, mentorship of student volunteers and/or food service employees as applicable.
Seeks opportunities to identify self-development needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an on-going basis.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

Uniform: No
Scrubs: Yes
Business professional: Yes
Other (department approved): Yes

ON-CALL*

*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. Disaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

On Call* No

TRAVEL**

**Travel specifications may vary by department**

May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Work Shift:

1 - Day (United States of America)



Job Category:

Clinical

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is committed to leading medicine by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of unparalleled quality, safety, service and innovation to patients in Fort Bend County and surrounding areas. Houston Methodist Sugar Land offers access to the most innovative care available, including comprehensive cancer care; neuroscience and spine care; orthopedics and sports medicine; heart and vascular care; women’s services; childbirth center with level III NICU; bariatric and digestive care; and advanced imaging — all backed by our focus on healing people today and offering hope for tomorrow.


Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Company

Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Houston Methodist is a nonprofit academic medical center and hospital system in the Houston area. It delivers fee-for-service care through eight hospitals, focusing on cancer, heart and vascular care, transplantation, neurosciences, orthopedics, and digestive disorders, and treats thousands of international patients. The system combines patient care with research, education, and philanthropy through the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, with its flagship at the Texas Medical Center and partnerships with Weill Cornell Medicine, Texas A&M, and Rice University that support programs like EnMed and a broad clinical trials network via the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Its goal is to improve patient outcomes by providing high-quality medical care while expanding research, education, and collaborative clinical programs.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Founded: 2008

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