Registered Dietitian - Liver Transplant

About the role

AdventHealth in Orlando is hiring a full-time, day-shift Registered Dietitian for its liver transplant program. The role coordinates nutrition care with interdisciplinary teams, transplant teams, geneticists, genetic counselors and metabolic clinics, and works closely with the laboratory to obtain timely biochemistry results.

Key responsibilities

• Complete nutrition-focused physical assessments, review medical records, collect data through interviews and evaluate anthropometric status
• Evaluate assessment data to identify nutrition risks, problems, malnutrition criteria, knowledge deficits and high-risk health behaviors
• Offer nutrition interventions, orders, education, counseling and referrals; may place feeding tubes or perform indirect calorimetry studies
• Provide evidence-based counseling and education that reflects appropriate health literacy and cultural sensitivity
• Monitor and evaluate nutrition care plans to reach nutrition goals
• Supervise dietetic interns, dietetic technicians, registration-eligible dietitians and new employees, and participate in research and performance improvement
• Enter complete, accurate, timely electronic health record documentation and nutrition orders when authorized by Medical Staff policy
• Take part in patient care rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses and allied health professionals on nutrition plans of care
• Promote evidence-based nutrition care and provide expertise to foodservice areas

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in nutrition or a nutrition-related field (required)
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) license (required); additional licensure or certification may apply depending on unit or state
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand conversational English
• Basic computer skills

What we offer

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance from day one
• Paid time off from day one and 4 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Career development and whole-person well-being resources, including mental health support
• Pet benefits

The pay range is $60,257.60 to $112,070.40. Positions are subject to Florida Level 2 background screening, and applicants must meet the physical requirements listed in the source.