Clinical Dietitian at Froedtert South, Inc. – Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin

Clinical Dietitian Responsibilities:

Responsible for assessing and implementing the nutritional needs of patients, staff, physicians, and community to provide the best clinical outcome, and developing nutritional programs to offer the best clinical outcomes.

• Assess the nutritional status of all at-risk patients, pediatric through geriatric as designated by department standards and implement nutrition interventions as appropriate.
• Counsel clients on appropriate population specific nutrition interventions.
• Access, retrieve and document required information through hospital electronic health record.
• Develop and implement programs to meet the needs of physicians, patients, staff and community.
• Acts as a resource of nutrition information for Food Service to implement normal and therapeutic diets.
• Receives and enters telephone orders from licensed independent practitioners for orders that are specific to the services provided by their department.

Clinical Dietitian Requirements:

• Entry Level
• One to two (1-2) years of clinical experience in similar type facility preferred.
• Ability to read, write, hear, speak, and comprehend English language.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in: Dietetics or Nutrition Science
• Completion of an ACEND-accredited Dietetic Internship, coordinated program, Graduate program.
• Licensure to be eligible to practice as a Certified Dietitian in the State of Wisconsin within one year of hire.
• Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration within 6 months of hire.

Salary Range: Up to $38.00/hr (based on experience)

• Night and evening shift differential