Registered Dietician Educator - Health and Wellness Center

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better.

At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

The Registered Dietician Educator coordinates and conducts community health education on a variety of topics to targeted audiences. Conducts community health screenings to targeted audiences. Participates in health fairs and other events as required.

Be a part of a revolutionary approach to healthcare at the forefront of innovation and convenience. Hackensack Meridian Health is seeking passionate and pioneering individuals to join our brand-new Health and Wellness Center at Metropark, a first-of-its-kind facility in New Jersey strategically located at a major transit hub. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a groundbreaking model of care that integrates a comprehensive, one-stop-shop of health services into the daily lives of thousands of commuters and residents.

As a member of our team, you will help redefine healthcare accessibility, providing world-class, convenient care for people traveling throughout the Northeast, including New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. This state-of-the-art, 60,000-square-foot facility will offer a wide array of services, including primary care, urgent care, advanced imaging, and specialists. You will be joining a visionary project that establishes a new standard for healthcare delivery in suburban areas.

A day in the life of a Registered Dietician Educator at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Maintains accurate class attendance and submits both attendance records and instructor sign in at the close of the series or when requested by the department coordinating staff. Takes roll 95% of the time and turns complete attendance and sign in records.
• Work closely with the RNs to collaborate on patients` outcomes.
• Work within the ADA and Joslin parameters, meeting patient focused goals and practice goals that will support our ADA accreditation.
• Timely documentation in the client's chart using PDMR (S.O.A.P.) format 95% of the time. Documents client progress in chart as required in program protocol. Documents incidents that occur during class or program and uses good judgment in handling them to reduce harmful impact on individuals and the organization. All client progress documentation is completed in a timely manner as required by program policy 95% of the time.
  
  All occurrences should be documented on the same day in the correct form. Proper procedure for handling occurrences should always be followed.
• Offers opportunities to improve existing programs and/or suggests new programming. At least one improvement in writing or verbalized at staff meetings each year.
• Provides private teaching and counseling sessions as part of program protocol (i.e., medical nutrition information, behavioral techniques) or at client request. Available within 2 weeks to meet with the client. Keeps appointment.
• Teaches class or series as assigned by Director or designated Coordinator for the program. Arrives one-quarter hour before class begins and is ready to begin teaching at the scheduled time for class to begin. Uses audio-visual aides and/or other teaching tools in a satisfactory manner, based on observation and evaluation conducted by the Director or designee.
• Receives evaluations of good or better from 95% of participants.
• Provides accurate education to diabetes clients consistent with AADE7 Self Care Behaviors. Education content includes but is not limited to:
  
  A. Overview of the disease of diabetes, the role of insulin and glucose, and their effects on metabolism.
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  Promotes patient satisfaction through demonstrated commitment to providing excellent service by interacting in a friendly and helpful manner. Communicates potential patient…