The Registered Clinical Dietitian provides nutritional care to patients in accordance with the philosophy, objectives, and policies of the medical center and department. The Dietitians deliver comprehensive nutritional care to patients beginning with nutritional screening, assessment of patients, development of plan of nutritional care, implementation of plan of care, evaluation of care, and follow-up.
Education: License will suffice as education is required to get the license
Experience: Experience in providing nutrition care in inpatient and outpatient settings for a wide variety of disease states to include diabetes, obesity, renal disease, wound healing, cardiovascular health, tube feedings and TPN preferred.
Licenses/Certificates: Commission on Dietetics Registration - Registered Dietitian or Registry Eligible required. Licensed by the State of Alabama as a Dietitian/Nutritionist required. Serv-Safe Certified preferred
Huntsville Hospital is an 881-bed hospital that serves as the regional referral center for North Alabama and southern Tennessee. Huntsville Hospital is governed by the Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville and is the second-largest hospital in Alabama. In recent years, the hospital has expanded its services throughout the region with the development of Huntsville Hospital Health System, which includes hospitals in Huntsville, Madison, Athens, Decatur, Boaz, Guntersville, Moulton, Red Bay, Sheffield, Scottsboro, and Fayetteville, Tenn. The Health System includes more than 2,300 patient beds and 19,500 employees.
