Registered Dietitian

jobDescription

jobDuties

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Act as nutritional consultant and resource to members of the health care team.

Provides comprehensive nutritional care including assessment, Nutrition Diagnosis,

implementation of a care plan, counseling, education, and evaluation of outcomes to

patients, families, and associates. Coordinates various education programs and

seminars on nutritional topics.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assess the nutritional needs of patients by obtaining, verifying, and interpreting

data needed to identify nutrition related problems, their causes and significance.

2. Determine from patient/family, medical record, and health care team the food

and nutrition related history, anthropometric measurements, biochemical data,

medical tests, and procedures, nutrition-focused physical findings and the client

history.

3. Determine the nutrition diagnosis to identify and describe a specific nutrition

problem (Intake, Clinical or Behavioral-Environmental) that can be resolved or

improved through treatment/nutrition intervention by the registered dietitian.

4. Implement nutrition interventions to resolve or improve the identified nutrition

problem. Nutrition therapy is based on individualized, specific patient care needs,

including food and or nutrient delivery (meals, snacks, supplements, enteral or

parenteral), nutrition education, nutrition counseling, and coordination of care.

5. Monitor and evaluate patient care outcomes to determine the amount of progress

made and whether goals/expected outcomes are being met. (Food/nutrition

related history outcomes, anthropometric measurement outcomes, biochemical

data, medical tests, and procedure outcomes, and nutrition-focused physical

finding outcomes.)

6. Monitor patient's food tolerances to ensure appropriate food consistencies

and assess adequate nutritional intake.

7. Collaborate and communicate with health care providers.

a. Acts as consultant

b. Informs team of advances in diet therapy, unusual diet related lab

results, or other pertinent facts related to the nutritional care of the

patient.

c. Investigates unusual occurrences/customer service complaints.

8. Educate patients and/or their significant other as appropriate, on nutrition and

special diets to be followed during and after hospitalization based on

physician's order to aid in maintaining patient's health.

9. Maintain documentation of nutrition services provided in the patient's medical

record.

10. Develop and conduct in-service classes, community education and other health

and nutrition offerings as requested or assigned.

11. Participate in special projects and committees related to the nutritional care

of patients as needed.

12. Maintain and enhance professional expertise through appropriate educational

and organizational activities.

13. Develop and maintains educational resources appropriate to patient and

audience needs as required.

14. Supervise dietetic interns/students orienting them to the profession and

providing clinical teaching, precepting and mentoring throughout their program.

15. Acts as a liaison with the department of culinary wellness, both patient

foodservice and retail foodservice, addressing patient, employee, visitor, or staff

needs.

16. Demonstrate professional characteristics and ethics by adhering to department

and organizational policy and maintaining up to date knowledge and skills in field

of expertise.

17. Perform other related duties as required.

jobSkills

• Requires the ability to read, write and speak English; use and understand medical

terminology.

• Follow oral and written instructions; perform arithmetic calculations.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Requires a relatively high level of interpersonal skills to effectively communicate and

work with medical, nursing and other health care professionals, patients, and their

families.

Must meet or exceed core customer service responsibilities, standards and behaviors as

outlined in the Client Customer Service Policy and summarized below:

• Communication *Ownership
• Understanding * Motivation
• Sensitivity *Excellence
• Teamwork * Respect

Must possess the following personal qualities:

• Be self-directed
• Be flexible and committed to the team concept
• Demonstrate teamwork, intiative and willingness to learn
• Be open to new learning experiences
• Accepts and respects diversity wtihout judgment
• Demonstrates customer service values

Physical Deamns/Working Conditions:

Normal office environment with minimal exposure to noise, dust, or extreme temperatures.

jobEducation

Registered Dietician or Registered Dietitian Nurtritionist from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics or related field with completion of an ACENDaccredited

DPD

(Didactic Program

in Dietetics) and

supervised

practice program

(dietetic

internship)

required

IF:

o Registered Dietitian (RD/RDN) credential was obtained prior to January 1,

2024, AND Credential is active and issued by the Commission on Dietetic

Registration (CDR).

• Master's Degree required with Bachelor's in Dietetics or related field with completion

of an ACEND-accredited DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) and supervised

practice program (dietetic internship) IF:

o Initial registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) is

effective on or after January 1, 2024.

• Advanced Practice Certification preferred.

scheduleNotes Duration: 13 Weeks Interviews: MS Teams Minimum Exp: 1 year of recent full-time experience (within past 5 years) as a RD in acute care, nursing home or inpatient rehab/LTACH setting. Required: Trained in completion of NFPE. Experience with enteral and parenteral nutrition. Will consider 1 year of less recent full-time experience (within past 8 years) as a RD in acute care, inpatient rehab/LTACH setting on a case-by-case basis. Must have experience with recent acute care or inpatient rehab/LTACH). Shift: 4 - 10s or 5 - 8's or combination on shift hours. Flexibility on start and stop time.

minimumDegreeRequired

hoursPerDay 8

hoursPerWeek 40

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departmentName Kitchen

jobCategory Clinical-Allied