Position Highlights:

• Award Winning: Named among the top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety Excellence Award, America’s 100 Best Orthopedic Surgery, America’s 100 Best Spine Surgery.
• Employee-centric: Competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, retirement plan matching, recognition program, local discounts.
• Stability: Serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876.
• Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
• Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.

What You Will Do:

• Under the direct supervision of the Director, the Clinical Dietitian plans, directs and provides nutritional care to patients, conducts nutrition assessments, and supervises the work of Food Production Supervisor directly related to clinical patient services.
• Interviews patients and/or family to obtain information regarding food habits and preferences for guidance in planning the patient’s diet as appropriate.
• Screens medical records for pertinent information and documents assessments as needed per established guidelines.
• Calculates diets for diabetic patients and other modified diets, and provides diet counseling for all patients on modified diets who require it.
• Assesses and calculates enteral and parenteral feedings.
• Charts appropriately in the patient's medical records after each patient contact, utilizing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process.
• Reviews cycle menus for patients prior to implementation. Reviews diet manual.
• Serves as a resource for foodservice staff to assist in providing accurate diets per documented order.
• Participates in Community Nutritional Programs.

What You Will Need:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Medical Dietetics and/or nutrition.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian licensed in the State of Ohio, or eligible for licensure.
• Must possess a valid State of Ohio motor vehicle operator's license and be insurable under Firelands' auto policy. Employee must provide proof of personal automobile liability insurance coverage upon request.
• No experience necessary.
• Successful completion of a 90-day probationary period.