Join the Cleveland Clinic Team at Chagrin Falls Family Health Center to experience patient care at its best. This patient-friendly facility offers the Chagrin Falls community primary care, a Center for LGBT Care and additional specialty services. On our team, you will experience endless opportunities to enhance your skills, learn from your fellow caregivers and build a rewarding, lifelong career. 

As a Registered Dietitian, you will provide individualized medical nutrition therapy, education, and counseling to patients within Functional Medicine, the Center for Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine, and Executive Health. The position focuses on one-on-one nutrition counseling, with a strong emphasis on integrative and functional nutrition. Your primary responsibility will be conducting patient appointments throughout the day and developing personalized treatment plans based on medical history, individual needs, and health goals. This role is an integral part of a comprehensive care model that supports whole-person wellness and health.

This is a regular PRN position, with caregivers working as needed between 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:   

• Provide direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy for an assigned patient population.

• Provide counseling and education services to patients with disease processes that require nutritional management.

• Implement a nutritional care plan, communicate plan, establish a follow-up system and maintain documentation.

• Write changes for diet orders; initiate nutrient intake assessments; assess patients for signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies; evaluate appropriate fluid and electrolytes; review laboratory and clinical progress notes; inform physicians of patients' nutritional status and need for changes in diet, enteral or parenteral feeding; develop care plans, documentation and reassessments.

• Coordinate efforts of dietetic technician assigned to area.

• Develop and contribute to Cleveland Clinic sponsored education programs for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, peers and the public.

• Create and revise education materials related to disease management through medical nutrition therapy.

• Participate in program development designed to market and expand departmental services and revenue generation.

• Market services to potential and current referral sources; develop and implement services in response to client's needs and wants.

• Actively contribute to departmental initiatives, including committees and projects.

• Support the dietetic internship program as a supervised practice rotation preceptor and class instructor.

• Complete reports for ongoing productivity tracking.

• Participate in professional growth activities; attend and contribute to conferences and seminars on nutrition and related topics.

• Represent Cleveland Clinic on nutrition related matters.

• Conduct clinical research. Utilizes clinical software applications to facilitate care.

• Comply with all regulatory organizations including CMS, JCAO, ADA and policies and procedures of the department and Cleveland Clinic.

• Deliver medical nutrition therapy and apply evidence-based nutrition best practices.

• Conduct up to 8 patient appointments per day for individualized counseling.

• Utilize motivational interviewing techniques to support patient engagement and behavior change.

• Build rapport and maintain a positive patient experience across diverse populations

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or a closely related field 

• Maintain current licensure to practice Dietetics in the current state (LD)  

• Active certification as a Registered Dietitian (RD)  

• One year of experience as a Registered Dietitian in clinical nutrition

• OR successful completion of a Dietetic Internship Program 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Strong foundation in medical nutrition therapy

• Interest and knowledge in integrative and functional nutrition