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Summary

Nutrition is a pivotal part of the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program & cardiology. This position is the content expert for the nutritional education components of the ICR program. Additionally, it is the clinical expert for nutritional components of the CAD, CHF, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and weight management programs at Michigan Heart.

Employment Type:

Full time

• Competitive compensation, DAILYPAY
• Benefits effective Day One! No waiting periods.
• Full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Life Insurance, Short and Long-term Disability
• Retirement savings plan with employer match and contributions
• Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health
• Tuition Reimbursement

• Manage nutritional based education components of the Pritikin ICR program
• Assist with Pritikin best practices implementation and continuous program improvement
• Provide expert nutrition education/counseling to patients and their families in both individual and group sessions.
• Act as a consultant to physicians, nurses and other members of the health care team regarding nutritional aspects of patient care.
• Act as an expert resource and consultant in the field of outpatient medical nutrition therapy for physician, other health care professionals, or the community at large.
• Conduct Pritikin nutritional workshops; conduct Pritikin cooking school workshops; serve as “chef” for the program; support the use of Pritikin educational materials and determine additional resources that might be needed to meet patient needs; along with all team members, be available to program participants and staff on the ICR floor to interact, educate and assist patients in achieving health goals; assess patient nutritional status based on input from physician, medical record, and various clinical assessment methodologies.
• Develop CAD, CHF, metabolic syndrome, diabetic and/or weight loss nutritional treatment plan which supports medical and nutrition standards of care and addresses areas of nutritional deficit/excess.
• Interpret laboratory tests as appropriate.
• Triage all lipid lab results and provide patient feedback based on lipid clinic protocols and physician consultation where appropriate.
• Continuously monitor patient adherence to medical nutrition therapy according to treatment plan goals and outcome measures; modify treatment plan as needed to maximize patient progress toward goals.
• Maintain documentation of patient progress through written or dictated progress notes.
• Consider age specific, developmental and cultural needs of each patient.
• Behave in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of St. Joseph Mercy Health System.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in nutrition/dietetics or foods and. Master’s degree in nutrition or related field preferred.
• Completion of an approved hospital dietetic internship program or its equivalent is necessary.
• Registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration necessary.
• Registry Eligible - registry must be completed within 90 days of hire.
• Experience:
  
  Two or more years of progressively more responsible experience preferably in lifestyle change management.
• Licensure:
  Registered Dietitian or Registry eligible - registry must be completed within 90 days of hire. Member of the ADA.

• Advanced interpersonal skills necessary to interact effectively with patients and their families, physicians, other hospital associates as well as external agencies or groups.
• Able to function autonomously, self-directed and high levels of judgment and decision-making.
• Demonstrates a willingness to be flexible in an environment subject to change.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and those coworkers, and to report all preventable hazards and unsafe practice immediately to management.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in order to convey goals, processes and issues.
• Proven analytical, judgment, problem-solving and organizational skills. Demonstrated knowledge and skills…