Dietitian - Per Diem - Day

2 months ago
United StatesContractDietitian
✓ No Call

Job Description

About the Role

Join Hackensack Meridian Health as a Dietitian - Per Diem - Day in United States. Overview Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed.

Key Responsibilities

  • A day in the life of a Dietitian at Hackensack Meridian Health includes: Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care that is specific to those needs (i.

-, age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.

  • This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.
  • Assesses patients' nutrition status as per individual facility Nutrition Screening and Assessment policy and ensures that they receive adequate and appropriate nutrition.

Requirements

  • to be granted and/or to maintain order writing privileges.
  • Plays an active role in the patient's nutritional care and readily communicates with Physician's / Licensed Independent Practitioners (LIP) and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Confers with nutrition assistants regarding accurate modification of patients' menus as needed.
  • Evaluates food distribution for conformance to dietary prescriptions and quality standards.

Benefits & Compensation

  • advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change. The Dietitian will be assigned to specific in
  • time and part
  • time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Work Schedule

  • per-diem schedule.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Hackensack Meridian Health as a Dietitian - Per Diem - Day.

Key Skills

Nutritional ServicesPatient CareRegulatory ComplianceGrowth And Development KnowledgePatient AssessmentNutrition Care ProcessNutrition Care Plan DevelopmentPatient CounselingStaff EducationDiet Order InterpretationRDN Order WritingInterdisciplinary CommunicationMenu ModificationResearch ParticipationComputer SkillsCommunication Skills
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Dietitian - Per Diem - Day position at Hackensack Meridian Health includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Clinical Nutrition — Dietitian Career Context

This Clinical Nutrition position at Hackensack Meridian Health is open to dietitian candidates.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Nutritional Services, Patient Care, Regulatory Compliance, Growth And Development Knowledge, Patient Assessment, Nutrition Care Process, Nutrition Care Plan Development, Patient Counseling. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Clinical Nutrition role.

Core responsibilities: The Dietitian provides nutritional services in assigned in- and out-patient areas, assessing patient nutrition status, developing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition care plans based on established standards. This role also involves counseling patients/families, developing educational programs, ...

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Leave, Tuition Reimbursement, Retirement Benefits. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Hackensack Meridian Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Edison, New Jersey
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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Leave
Tuition Reimbursement
Retirement Benefits

Protective Factors (1)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

Interpretation: Position includes 1 validated protective factor against burnout.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

Posted

2mo ago