Registered Dietitian

Entourage is accepting resumes for this role:

Registered Dietitian
Place of Performance: Japan

Specific Tasks:

• Act independently in areas of demonstrated competency within their designated scope of practice, as indicated on their privileges list.
• Participate in research and performance improvement studies.
• Conduct nutrition assessment/evaluation which includes nutrient intake, activity level, appetite, intake of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, and other complimentary alternative medicine usage, weight history, taste changes, feeding problems, food intolerance, food-drug interactions, unhealthy diet behaviors, socioeconomic and ethnic background, documented medical history, current diagnoses and medical treatment modalities, current drug therapy, and clinical signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
• Apply the basic principles of enteral and parenteral nutrition support.
• Apply principles and practices of clinical dietetics and medical nutrition therapy in order to plan, develop, and independently coordinate medical nutrition therapy intervention, interdisciplinary care plans, and nutrition education activities.
• Conduct studies, analysis, and document findings to evaluate staff, food, nutrition supplements/feeding or meal alternatives and therapies, supplies, equipment, and service in order to improve the efficiency of the operation.
• Apply current food service systems management, principles, and practices within a healthcare environment.

Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor’s degree.
• Education: Completion of at least a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and completion of a didactic program in dietetics approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
• Registration: Current registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the ADA or proof of eligibility to take the ADA registration examination. Except for a non-personal services contract provider, the authorizing document to practice for a registered dietitian is a national registration. They are exempt from maintaining a license from a particular jurisdiction (i.e., U.S. state, territory) but must possess the credentials of “Registered Dietitian (RD)/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)” per the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). State licensure is an option, but not a requirement.
• Experience: Current specialized experience requirement is one year in the last two years as a registered dietician in diet therapy.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted dietetics license.