PRN Dietitian Nutrition Services - Every Other Weekend Only

General Summary of Position

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for collecting pertinent information, development of appropriate care plans, monitoring the status of patients, counseling patient and family on special nutritional requirements, consulting with other health personnel (physician, nurse, pharmacist, case manger, therapist, etc.) as appropriate.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Conducts assessment for patients to establish diet and food guidelines.

Review patient medical orders.

Develop and implement an individualized plan for medical nutrition therapy in accordance with patient's medical problems, goals, and objectives.

Provide therapeutic plan for specialized nutrition support, including enteral and parenteral.

Works cooperatively with the Food Service staff to assure conformance to diet prescriptions.

Calculates nutritional requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food / drug interactions.

Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments.

Responsible for developing or obtaining patient nutrition educations materials.

Assesses patient's knowledge of diet and provide education appropriate to patient's learning needs regarding the relationship of diet and the impact on the treatment process.

Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjust therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status.

Plan menus to meet the patients' symptomatic and nutritional needs which support the palliative treatment of patients.

Document nutritional care plans and patient response in patient's medical record, including nutritional assessment, medical nutrition diagnosis, recommendations, and the plan of care.

Serve as nutritional care resource for medical and nursing care

Directs clinical supportive staff to ensure productivity and work flow.

Participates in pertinent staff and committee meetings(Performance Improvement, Nutrition Care Committee, and Infection Control)

Conduct rounds to check inconsistencies, or patients with potential nutritional problems.

Provides patient with ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.

Communicates and coordinate with physician and other health care personnel as needed on the nutritional care of the patients.

Evaluate food served for conformance to quality standards and dietary prescriptions.

Other duties as assigned including but not limited to orientation of newly hired staff, and performing tray line procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in dietetics, nutrition required or
• equivalent required

Experience

Licenses and Certifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This position has a hiring range of $58,656 - $98,384