Dietitian (Clinical)

Summary

This position is within the Clinical Section of Nutrition and Food Services (NFS) serving as the medical nutrition expert in the area of Women's Health. The clinical dietitian will provide outpatient care while applying evidenced-based nutrition practice guidelines for all women Veterans in Altoona and Community Based Outpatient Clinic patients, including those with complex medical and nutritional needs.

Duties

The clinical dietitian for women's health is responsible for independently planning, developing and directing all nutritional care activities for assigned Veterans throughout the lifecycle, including those with complex medical and nutritional needs. The clinical dietitian supports the facility's mission and coordinates nutritional care of Veterans with other health care providers, the Veteran, the Veteran's caregiver, and the community.

Major Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Conducts nutrition assessments for patients using the Nutritional Care Process (NCP), including nutrition focused physical examinations, to establish a nutrition diagnosis and determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition Develops and implements Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) to address the nutrition diagnosis, evaluates and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of MNT interventions. Modifies the plan as needed to achieve positive patient outcomes Documents MNT in the medical record using the Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, Evaluation (ADIME) format Calculates nutrient requirements and necessary diet restrictions or food and drug interactions Identifies patients in need of nutritional support and recommends the appropriate mode of support, communicating appropriately with the health care team Actively participates in formal and informal interdisciplinary team meetings Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition education/counseling for individuals and groups that is tailored to the Veteran(s) Maintains productivity standards Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities and complete patient
encounters using approved systems Participates in service-level strategic planning and implementation of new initiatives, policies, procedures, and goals Supports service-level performance improvement activities to include development of measures, data collection, data evaluation, and initiation corrective actions Complies with The Joint Commission requirements and other accrediting agency standards to ensure safe and quality patient care May perform other related duties as assigned which are appropriate for this grade and assignment
Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule : Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm EST
Telework : Available (Discussed during interview)
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement # : 000000 / Dietitian (Clinical)
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives : Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Fi nancial Disclosure Report: Not required

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