Clinical Dietician (Center for Brain Health)

Under general supervision, responsible for providing clinical nutrition care & services to patients/clients in response to research protocol and physicians orders to include the following: assessment of Patient's nutritional risks/status, development of care plans to meet nutritional needs of patients, counseling of patients & family members, and education of patients.

• Requires knowledge and experience with a wide range of disease entities, treatment modalities and drug/nutrient interactions.
• Experience in providing nutrition care in inpatient and outpatient settings for a wide variety of disease states. Ability to analyze, compare and evaluate aspects of the treatment program.
• Ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant and professional manner.
• Ability to observe a patient's issues and analyze what is needed to help them without putting them at further risk.
• Ability to work one-on-one with patients every day and be a good communicator and listener.
• Ability to talk with patients and their families and be able and willing to deliver both good and bad news in the most compassionate way possible.

• Implements and provides appropriate nutritional care and education within the framework of a comprehensive health program.
• Collaborates with medical staff and a healthcare team in assessing the nutritional needs of the patient population and develops dietary interventions to support patients through treatment and beyond.
• Provides education to patients, caregivers, staff and the community concerning nutritional approaches to disease prevention and survivorship issues.
• Provides advice and consultation regarding the implementation of therapeutic diets prescribed by physicians for individual patients.
• Manages nutrition supplement program, provides input into grant funding applications, reports, participant identification, screening and distribution of products.
• Promotes and develops food demonstrations and nutritional teaching for various age groups and /or chronically ill patients. Performs all other duties as assigned.