Clinical Dietician
Company: 22nd Century Technologies Inc.
Location: Fayetteville
Posted on: March 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Contract Duration: 12 Months Minimum
Qualifications: Completed the minimum of a Baccalaureate degree
granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or
foreign equivalent; Met current minimum academic requirements
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA);
Completed a supervised practice program accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the
American Dietetic Association (ADA); Successfully completed the
Registration Examination for Dietitians; and complied with the
Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) recertification
requirements. Clinical nutrition experience recommended. Completed
the minimum of a Baccalaureate degree granted by a U.S. regionally
accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent; Met
current minimum academic requirements accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American
Dietetic Association (ADA); Completed a supervised practice program
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics
Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA);
Successfully completed the Registration Examination for Dietitians;
and complied with the Professional Development Portfolio (PDP)
recertification requirements. Must be currently licensed in the
state of Pennsylvania. Clinical nutrition experience recommended.
Role Description: Resource assigned to this position may be
requested to be professionally qualified to participate in the
coordination, inspection, and evaluation of the therapeutic diet
program and maintain adherence to HIPAA standards. Will perform
duties in support and development of the goals and objectives of
the Dietary Department or Food Services Division and in particular,
for the integration of the Dietary service goals with the goals and
needs of other clinical and support service departments in the
facility. Resource will record and maintain dietary assessments and
reassessments. Record progress notes of Medical records according
to established standards. Maintain communication with nursing
personnel related to residents on tube feedings, diabetics, weight
gain or loss or any other nutritional related concerns and document
these in the resident medical record. Chart the nutritional
progress of each resident every 90 days or as medically needed.
Inform physician of any nutritional changes. Ability to plan and
modify standard and therapeutic diet menus in accordance with
physicians' prescriptions and standards of nutrition, cost, variety
and quality. Provides guidance and direction to lower level
dietetic staff performing work in the nutritional care for
residents. Ability to provide special instructions to cooks and
food service workers in the preparation of special diet food items.
Knowledge of the modern methods, materials, practices and
procedures used in a facility therapeutic diet program. Knowledge
of facility food service safety and sanitation standards. Knowledge
of the clinical and food service tasks performed by food service
staff. Knowledge of the procedures required in special diet tray
assembling and distribution to insure the accuracy in quality of
the menu items. Ability to integrate the nutritional program into
the overall dietetic program. Resource will write nutritional care
plans for implementation consistent with physician's orders and
dietetic needs. Review care plans to ensure implementation.
Resource will plan and modify standard and therapeutic menus for
conformance to physician's orders/ diet manual, standards of
nutrition, variety and quality. May be required to consult and work
with a speech pathologist or other medical professionals. Resource
may be required to attend and participate in interdisciplinary care
plan meetings. Resource may provide in-service training to dietary
and allied health care personnel as needed in applicable areas of
nutrition. Resource will complete a nutritional discharge plan and
resident instruction prior to discharge on all therapeutic diets.
Resource will perform related duties as required by each facility.
Resource should be able to provide nutritional assessment,
guidance, direction and recommendation to institutional medical and
food service. staff regarding the nutritional care of the housed
individuals in concert with the Agencies Bureau of Healthcare
Services Food Service Division. Resource will perform other related
duties as they are assigned by an Agency. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Keywords: 22nd Century Technologies Inc., Fayetteville , Clinical Dietician, Healthcare , Fayetteville, Arkansas
