Dietitian - Registered - Full time - Detroit

This position will be responsible for facilitating a nutrition education program that teaches families how to make healthy and budget-wise food choices and teach low-income individuals how to select and prepare healthy low-cost food in a multi-session class series, using the lesson plans and recipes for each class provided in an established curricula. Additional responsibilities include assisting in project activities focusing on school-based and community-based health with particular emphasis on programming addressing reduction of health and healthcare disparities and assisting with presentations. Guide the GWP program around nutrition, nutrition standards, based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Ability to provide nutrition education in schools, students, and community organizations through speaking engagements, nutrition education presentations and other activities.

GENERAL SUMMARY:
Act as nutritional consultant and resource to members of the health care team. Provides comprehensive nutritional care including assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis, implementation of a care plan, counseling, education, and evaluation of outcomes to patients, families, and associates. Coordinates various education programs and seminars on nutritional topics.



PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess the nutritional needs of patients by obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition related problems, their causes and significance.
• Determine from patient/family, medical record, and health care team the food and nutrition related history, anthropometric measurements, biochemical data, medical tests, and procedures, nutrition-focused physical findings and the client history.
• Determine the nutrition diagnosis to identify and describe a specific nutrition problem (Intake, Clinical or Behavioral-Environmental) that can be resolved or improved through treatment/nutrition intervention by the registered dietitian.
• Implement nutrition interventions to resolve or improve the identified nutrition problem. Nutrition therapy is based on individualized, specific patient care needs, including food and or nutrient delivery (meals, snacks, supplements, enteral or parenteral), nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and coordination of care.
• Monitor and evaluate patient care outcomes to determine the amount of progress made and whether goals/expected outcomes are being met. (Food/nutrition related history outcomes, anthropometric measurement outcomes, biochemical data, medical tests, and procedure outcomes, and nutrition-focused physical finding outcomes.)
• Monitor patient’s food tolerances to ensure appropriate food consistencies and assess adequate nutritional intake.
• Collaborate and communicate with health care providers.

o Acts as consultant
o Informs team of advances in diet therapy, unusual diet related lab results, or other pertinent facts related to the nutritional care of the patient.
o Investigates unusual occurrences/customer service complaints.

• Educate patients and/or their significant other as appropriate, on nutrition and special diets to be followed during and after hospitalization based on physician’s order to aid in maintaining patient’s health.
• Maintain documentation of nutrition services provided in the patient’s medical record.
• Develop and conduct in-service classes, community education and other health and nutrition offerings as requested or assigned.
• Participate in special projects and committees related to the nutritional care of patients as needed.
• Maintain and enhance professional expertise through appropriate educational and organizational activities.
• Develop and maintains educational resources appropriate to patient and audience needs as required.
• Supervise dietetic interns/students orienting them to the profession and providing clinical teaching, precepting and mentoring throughout their program.
• Acts as a liaison with the department of culinary wellness, both patient foodservice and retail foodservice, addressing patient, employee, visitor, or staff needs.
• Demonstrate professional characteristics and ethics by adhering to department and organizational policy and maintaining up to date knowledge and skills in field of expertise.
• Perform other related duties as required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND accredited DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) and supervised practice program (dietetic internship) required IF:

o Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential was obtained prior to January 1, 2024, AND Credential is active and issued by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

• Master’s Degree required with Bachelor’s in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACEND-accredited DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) and supervised practice program (dietetic internship) IF: o Initial registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is effective on or after January 1, 2024.
• Advanced Practice Certification preferred.
• Requires the ability to read, write and speak English; use and understand medical terminology.
• Follow oral and written instructions; perform arithmetic calculations.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Requires a relatively high level of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and work with medical, nursing and other health care professionals, patients, and their families.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:
Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).


Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as outlined in the Henry Ford Health Customer Service Policy
Must practice the customer skills as provided through on-going training and in-services.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
Normal office environment with minimal exposure to noise, dust, or extreme temperature

Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.