Job Summary

Works under general supervision to provide medical nutrition therapy for patients. Will be seeing outpatients for pre-operative nutrition assessments as well as performing inpatient nutrition assessments. Outpatient visits will be conducted both via telehealth and in person.

Experience and Education

·Bachelor’s degree with focus in Dietetics

·One year experience in a healthcare setting preferred Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Licensed with the state of Texas as a Dietitian OR Credentialed as a Registered Dietician w/ the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics & in process of securing Licensure as a dietitian with the state of Texas.

·Must be supervised by a dietitian who is Credentialed with the ADA & Licensed by the state of Texas while pending state approval process OR Awaiting examination & credentialing by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as registration as a dietitian in the state of Texas.

·Must be supervised by a dietitian who is credentialed with the ADA & Licensed by the state of Texas while undergoing the proceeding.

·Licensure must be issued within 6 months of hire date

Job Duties

·Collects nutritional data from patient medical records and evaluation instruments.

·Documents and provides medical nutrition therapy for prevention and treatment of diseases.

·Prepares special diet menus for patients requiring special dietary treatment.

·Assesses diets and nutritional status of patients throughout life cycle. Provides nutrition counseling and education as appropriate.

·Performs and manages nutrient analysis through use of computer. Interacts with various health care team members such as physicians, nurses, and hospital floor receptionists. Confers with health care team members as to dietary and/or nutritional needs of patients.

·Evaluates outcomes of nutrition interventions. Develops and/or revises nutrition education materials.

·Completes projects as assigned by Pre-Surgery Testing Clinic Leadership

·Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: 

·a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients

·b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants;

·c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records)

·d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.

Security

This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information

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