Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Per Diem 

Shift: Days

The community you’ll be caring for:

• ·       AdventHealth Kissimmee is a 242-bed community-focused hospital
• ·       Conveniently located near Walt Disney World
• ·       The team is here is dedicated to bringing mission-focused, faith-based care to residents and visitors of Osceola and Orange Counties 
• ·       AdventHealth Kissimmee has recently expanded our existing tower by 3-floors and 80-beds, including new ancillary spaces such as Inpatient Rehab, Inpatient Dialysis, Laboratory, and Imaging services. â¯

The role you’ll contribute: 

 The Registered Dietitian (RD I) provides medical nutrition therapy including nutrition education, nutrition counseling, enteral/parenteral nutrition intervention, and condition-specific nutrition care on patients/clients using the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics AND Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance for Registered Dietitians. Utilizes relevant data to assess patients/clients for nutrition-related problems, identify and label specific treatable nutrition problems/diagnoses, implement appropriate nutrition interventions to correct nutrition-related behaviors/risk factors, and monitor and evaluate outcomes related to nutrition diagnoses, goals, and interventions for patients/clients. Exhibits quality in practice, competence and accountability for ensuring patient safety, and provides safe and quality-based services while meeting the mission and vision of the organization and all regulatory requirements.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• The RD I provide safe, quality dietetic, food, and nutrition services based upon customer expectations and needs, and the mission and vision of the organization by following the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care including the Nutrition Care Process, the Academy Code of Ethics, organization screening, education and assessment procedures, and all national, state, and local regulations. 
• Provides medical nutrition therapy by use of anthropometric measures, biochemical/medical data, nutrition-focused physical exam findings, food and nutrition-related knowledge and history and comparative standards and calculations to assess for nutrition-related problems. 
• Applies, participates in, and/or generates research to enhance practice by using best available research/evidence as foundation of evidenced-based practice and ensuring evidenced-based practices are implemented in the delivery of nutrition and dietetic services. 

• Applies knowledge and expertise in communications including effective precepting of interns, students and staff, educating patients and staff, and sharing expertise in food, nutrition and dietetics.  Exhibits leadership through organization involvement.

• Provides quality services using a systematic process with identified leadership, accountability and dedicated resources.  Provides quality improvement initiatives to improve nutrition-related processes, nutrition systems, and/or patient care programs. 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

·       Bachelor’s degree in Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Sciences, Human Nutrition or nutrition-related field

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• Current, active State of Florida Dietitian/Nutritionist license
• Current, active Registered Dietitian (RD) through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION PREFERRED:

·       Advanced practice, Board certification or specialist nutrition certification in nutrition

·       Post-Graduate certificate in nutrition