Job Description

Job Description

Rang Healthcare is seeking a local contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for a local contract job in Mauston, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

General Information:

Job title: Registered Dietitian

Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday, scheduled between 8:00am and 4:30pm

Weekend rotation: No weekends

Holiday rotation: No holidays

Position Summary:

The Registered Dietitian position provides assessment and medical nutrition therapy to hospital patients and residents in order for those we serve to maintain or improve nutrition and hydration status for overall health.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide assessments and medical nutrition therapy to hospital patients and nursing home residents.
• Work with inpatient setting interdisciplinary team and meet with patients and families to provide nutrition education and counseling in the pending evaluation of labs, weights, fluid, nutritional status, malnutrition, etc.
• Actively participate in nutrition risk program, diabetes committee, and care-planning committee at Fair View & Crest View.
• Provide nutritional assessment & education to outpatient clientele.
• Teach heart healthy nutrition classes in the Cardiac Rehab department; meet with cardiac rehab patients regarding nutrition goals; provide nutrition counseling and education.
• Meet with dialysis patients at both clinics (~35 patients) 2-3x/month and review labs and provide nutrition counseling and education; track phosphate binder medication adherence in coordination with diet and suggest changes as needed to nephrologist/NP. Calculate average ultrafiltration rate monthly and make treatment duration recommendations relating to fluid management. Communicate with IDT (nephrologist, NP, dialysis staff, director of dialysis, and social worker) minimum monthly. Participate in monthly quality meeting and report on nutrition-related regulatory measures (i.e., serum albumin, phosphorus, fluid).
• Maintain the requirements for dietetic registration.
• Precept dietetic interns.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in the field of dietetics with completion of ACEND accredited supervised practice program required.
• Completion of CDR national exam required and must maintain CDR certification.
• Must hold and maintain Wisconsin Certified Dietitian License.
• Must maintain a valid, current driver's license.
• 1 year or less of related work experience required.
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Intermediate proficiency with computers is required, including Office applications and EMRs.
• Ability to assess lab values.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.

“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”\n

About Rang Healthcare

Founded in 2005, Rang Healthcare (a division of Rang Technologies Inc) has been staffing clients for over 17 years for administrative, nursing and IT/Systems. Rang Healthcare offers extensive recruiting experience in a cost-effective manner. We help institutions successfully reduce complexity, boost productivity, and enhance patient outcomes.

We provide the specialized talent and expertise you require, whether it’s for a direct hire, contract-to-hire, or contract position. It is now even more vital to collaborate with a firm that has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best in class and most qualified personnel. You can count on the Rang Healthcare for talent acquisition.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Dental benefits
• Referral bonus
• Vision benefits
• Weekly pay

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Monday to Friday, Shift work,

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