Registered Dietitian - Bellaire Surgical at UTHealth in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

UTHealth Houston Surgical is hiring a Registered Dietitian to join their team of professionals. TPN knowledge a plus. Bariatrics experience preferred.

Location: 6500 West Loop South, Bellaire, Texas 77401

This position is traveling between clinics in Houston and Surrounding areas.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Assess, plan, implement and monitor patient nutrition while actively engaging in providing nutritional education, information, services, and guidance to advise patients on food, diet, and nutrition by developing treatment plans.

Position Key Accountabilities:

1. Performs nutrition screening, evaluation and assessment for patients.
2. Counsels program participants on basic and/or high-risk nutritional need based on certifications criteria and determines follow up continuity of care.
3. Provides medical nutrition therapy to meet patient goals.
4. Develops educational material and tools and teaches nutrition education classes following the class module and schedule as described in the Annual Nutrition Education Plan.
5. Markets, promotes, and raises awareness about nutrition services through communication with area health professionals.
6. Charting and keeping records to monitor patient progress.
7. Conducts and ensures clinical nutrition documentation for patients is accurate, informative and timely, including assessment for new admissions as appropriate, reassessment, food/drug interactions, and specialized nutrition support as needed.
8. Monitors industry trends, new products, current research, and new programs in medical nutrition therapy and food service and incorporates into his/her work as needed.
9. Participates in nutrition seminars, workshops, etc., to ensure continuing education in various areas of nutrition science.
10. May assist with teaching activities in diabetes education program.
11. Develops additional nutritional programs to address needs of patient population.
12. May assist with projects including but not limited to data collection and patient recruitment.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

Registered Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and state licensure regulations where applicable.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition by an accredited or approved education program.

Minimum Experience:

None

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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