Travel Dietician / Registered Dietician - $42 to $47 per hour in New York, NY

AlliedTravelCareers is working with Advatix to find a qualified Dietician / Registered Dietician in New York, New York, 10065!

Pay Information

$42 to $47 per hour

About The Position

Provides comprehensive nutrition care to assigned patients by assessing nutritional needs, developing, implementing, and re-evaluating nutritional care plans. Modifies diet orders.

• Provides coverage of all inpatient units. Outpatient : Attends and participates in multidisciplinary rounds for all designated clinics. Provides cross-coverage for other outpatient areas as assigned.
• Performs initial nutrition screening of patients and determines patient nutrition risk level classification (e.g. low, moderate or high risk) on assigned units according to established nutrition care policy. Outpatient : Responds to referring to clinician, patient, family or the care giver regarding nutrition related issues within 24 hours of notification.
• Completes comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients who are at high or moderate nutrition risk within twenty-four to forty-eight hours of admission. Using the Nutrition Care Process, determines nutrition diagnosis, evaluates nutrition requirements, and develops nutrition care according to established nutrition care plan. Outpatient : Completes comprehensive nutrition assessment of all patients seen on day of initial visit.
• Completes nutrition assessment of low nutrition risk patients on assigned patient units within seven days of admission according to established nutrition care policy.
• Calculate patient nutrition requirements using standardized formulas (i.e., determine estimated calorie, fluid, protein requirements).
• Initiates and recommend diet and / or diet changes and appropriate enteral formulas and nutrition supplements to the physician or nurse practitioner, when needed, to meet patients’ calorie-protein requirements.
• Recommends nutrition support consultation when patient is unable to meet nutritional needs through p.o. intake.
• Monitors changes in patient’s nutrition status and evaluates ongoing appropriateness of diet prescription through meal rounds, and calorie counts.
• Completes timely nutrition reassessments / follow ups according to patients’ nutrition risk level and established nutrition care policy.
• Arranges for enteral feeding for outpatient / home care services as needed, prior to patient discharge. Outpatient : Coordinates the delivery of nutritional supplements to patient’s home, obtains prior authorization number from Medicaid, submits a prescription for supplements and supplies appropriate documentation.
• Refers patients to other services such as GI Nutrition Services, Social Services, Speech Therapy, and Integrative medicine as needed prior to discharge

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Job Requirements

Two (2) - four (4) years of experience.

About Advatix

We are an extension of the  Growth Catalyst Group , a partnership of companies with more than 65 years of operating experience & a history of  successfully serving  customers across industries and disciplines.

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