Dietitian Clinical

Overview

This role assesses patients’ nutritional needs, develops individualized nutrition care plans, and collaborates with physicians and healthcare teams to support patient health and recovery. The position also provides nutrition education, monitors patient progress, maintains clinical documentation, contributes to program development, and serves as a resource and mentor for students and other healthcare professionals.

Schedule:

40-hours per week

• Screens and assesses patients' status for nutritional risk factors per protocol.
• This may include gathering information on the nutrition history, medical record review, anthropometrics.
• Prepares Nutrition assessment based upon information obtained from history, including recommendation of appropriate diet prescription.
• Plans nutrition care goals, completes timely follow-up and documentation in the medical record.
• Develops and implements plan of care based assessment of nutritional needs and available sources, and correlates plan with other healthcare.
• Evaluates nutritional care and provides follow up continuity of care.
• Consults with physicians and other health care professionals to determine patient's nutritional needs and diet restrictions.
• Organizes daily tasks to complete needed activities in a timely manner.
• Participates as a team player with the rest of the clinical nutrition staff by communicating effectively and identifying priority duties.
• Participates in clinical meetings to discuss policy and procedures and other topics.
• Participates in interdisciplinary care rounds by providing input regarding patient nutrition status.
• Discusses nutrition related problems with medical, nursing, and ancillary staff to improve nutrition status of assigned patients.
• Maintains accurate records and assists in statistical analysis of data.
• Assists in developing new programs including business plans as needed.
• Assists in developing policies and procedures as appropriate.
• Completes data for Clinical Productivity monthly.
• Participates in food tasting panels, test trays, meal rounds, etc. to achieve / maintain above average ratings on patient satisfaction surveys.
• Inspects meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and for standards of palatability and appearance.
• Provides nutrition education to patients, the community, students and other health care professionals.
• Develops nutrition education materials, programs, displays, etc.
• Speaks professionally at seminars, in-services and / or with the local media at least once a year.
• Precepts dietetics and / or medical students.
• Evaluates dietetic student progress and provides appropriate feedback.
• May participate as a peer review team member at another hospital.
• Serves as a resource for other dietitians and/ or health care professionals in a specialty area.
• Provide at least one education session for other health care professionals a year.
• Maintains CEU's as required for registration and licensure.
• Attends Mandatory In-service and completes online education as requested.

• Quality
  - Follows policies and procedures; adapts to and manages changes in the environment;
  Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness giving attention to details;
  Looks for ways to improve and promote quality;
  Applies feedback to improve performance;
  Manages time and prioritizes effectively to achieve organizational goals.
• Service
  - Responds promptly to requests for service and assistance;
  Follows the Mercyhealth Critical Moments of service;
  Meets commitments;
  Abides by MH confidentiality and security agreement;
  Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; and effectively communicates information to partners;
  Thinks system wide regarding processes and functions.
• Partnering
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