Responsible for providing comprehensive clinical nutrition care & services to patients/clients in response to protocol & physicians orders
Essential Functions:
- Assessment of Patient's nutritional risk/status
- Development of care plans to meet nutritional needs of patients
- Counseling of patients & family members in the hospital or medical office setting
Education of patients, family members & caregivers in the hospital or medical office setting in person, via telephone or in groups
- Hospital based dietitians work w/ the Food Service staff to coordinate the food w/ the diet orders, & work to establish quality standards w/ the staff
- Provides medical nutrition therapy, which is customer focused & cost effective, while maintaining high quality service standards
- Provides nutritional screening & assessment & education of patients for appropriate nutrition intervention
- Develops individualized nutrition care plans based on patient's laboratory data, food/medication interactions, age, sex, diagnosis, cultural background, pain level, preferences, & religious practices in accordance w/ physician orders
- Provides medical nutrition therapy & encourages physical activity for total risk reduction in members w/ or at risk for chronic disease states, in the medical office setting
- Conducts audits &/or menu reviews, & ensures patient menus or supplemental feedings meet nutritional requirements & physician's orders for individual patients
- Develops meal plans to meet the member's lifestyle
- Documents in the medial records as appropriate (If seeing hospitalized patients, coordinates activities w/ the food service department to insure quality & accuracy of the food serviced to the patients)
- Writes assessments, implements nutritional care plans, & follows the care & progress of the patient per protocol
- Monitors the accuracy of food trays related to the MNT or diet order according to diet manual
- Checks for quality of product & is responsible for corrections & quality follow-up w/ manager/supervisor, staff, or vendor
- Participates in the design, development & implementation of high quality, cost effective food & clinical nutrition programs, policies & practices
- Ensures compliance w/ administrative, legal & regulatory requirements
- Assists in development, implementation & maintenance of nutrition care, & service standards
- Participates in the development & implementation of quality, service & performance improvement processes related to the delivery of clinical nutrition services
- Contributes to the overall cost structure & service improvement goals of the Service Area
- Conducts quality assurance audits & participates in committees & meetings to receive & report information
- Assists in compiling audit information & standard setting
- Provides feedback to Division Food & Clinical Nutrition Services staff on menu modifications & revision
- Provides input to the budget process
- May provide in-service training to staff
- Performs other related duties as necessary
- RDIII: A RDII is eligible to become a RDIII must meet requirements and set forth in collective bargaining agreement
- Helps identify risk factors and establish performance targets & goals
- Performs quality audits, reviews work, & assists others to improve performance
- No supervisory responsibilities
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- A registered Dietitian, as defined by the California Business & Professions Code, w/ at least three (3) years experience in an appropriate clinical setting & one (1) or more of the following: Master's degree in a related field; Fellowship w/ the American Dietetic Association (ADA); CDR approved certifications for consecutive re-certification periods.
- Current registration as a dietitian w/ Commission on Dietetic Registry (CDR) in good standing
- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date.
- Knowledge of clinical competencies based on Nutrition Care Standards of the American Dietetic Association, California Dietetic Association (CDA) & American Society for Partenteral & Enteral Nutrition
- Strong communication, interpersonal, & customer service skills
- Group education skills in the medical office setting
- Collaboration & problem solving skills
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state & local regulations, & The Joint Commission requirements
- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
- Also, refer to position specifications outlines in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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