Clinical Dietitian Job Harvard area,Illinois USA,Healthcare

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

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.
Provides nutrition education to patients, the community, students and other health care professionals. Develops nutrition education materials, programs, displays, etc.
Maintains CEU’s as required for registration and licensure. Attends Mandatory In-service and completes online education as addition to performance of Clinical Dietitian duties, provides Food Service coordination as identified below:
Participates in food tasting panels, test trays, meal rounds, to monitor food quality, temperatures, food handling and sanitation. Share results with Team Leader, Food service staff and the Care Center Administrator to recommend improvements where indicated. Inspects meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and for standards of palatability and appearance.
Oversee meal service to the Care Center residents. Implement improvements where indicated for the Food service staff and the Nursing staff. Monitor resident dignity, resident choices, homelike environment, food safety, food presentation and appropriate nutrition and dietary interventions for residents.
Complete Sanitation Audits in the Food service Department. Provide immediate corrective action where indicated. Provide report of audits to the Team Leader, Food Service staff and Care Center Administrator.
Review pertinent food service logs to ensure compliance to local, state and federal regulations:
Cook’s Temperature Log to review minimum internal cook-to temperatures, cooling procedures and reheating procedures;
Dish Machine Temperature and PPM Logs to ensure proper sanitation;
Refrigerator and Freezer Temperature Logs to ensure proper food holding temperatures; I
O Log for each resident in the Care Center to ensure offering of afternoon and HS snack.
Organize and deliver in-service trainings in conjunction with the Team Leader and Food service Management to the Food service staff focusing on such topics as hand hygiene, potentially hazardous foods, dating / labeling, storage, sanitation, cross-contamination, proper cooking of foods to include cooling and reheating procedures, therapeutic diets, portion sizes and other topics regarding the function of the Food service Department to ensure compliance…