Clinical Dietician

Job Title: Clinical Dietician
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: 3 Months+ with possible extension

Shift: Days
Schedule: 40 hours per week

Pay Rate: $45/hr. on W2
 
Job Summary:.
A Clinical Dietitian is responsible for assessing patients’ nutritional needs and developing individualized nutrition care plans to support medical treatment and overall health. The role involves providing medical nutrition therapy, counselling patients, and families, collaborating with physicians and healthcare teams, and monitoring patient progress in inpatient and outpatient settings. The Clinical Dietitian ensures compliance with clinical guidelines, regulatory standards, and documentation requirements while promoting optimal nutritional outcomes.
 
Responsibilities:
•  Develops, implements, and evaluates patient nutritional care plans.
•  Provides age-appropriate assessments of all patients identified at nutrition risk to include diabetes management and education per established timeframe/guidelines.
•  Adapts nutrition plan to specific economic, social, cultural, and age-appropriate patient needs.
•  Reassess patients at appropriate intervals and adjusts plan of care as warranted.
•  Provides age appropriate education to support the nutritional plan of care.
•  Assesses learning needs and readiness to learn for all patients/families.
•  Participates in the development and review of education materials and department resources to meet the needs of the populations served.
 
Requirements:

• Active Licensed Dietitian Texas Department of Licensing
• Active Cert Registered Dietitian Commission on Dietetic Registry