Dietician, Nutrition Clinic, St. Elizabth's Medical Center, 40 Hours
1 day ago
Clinical Dietitian - 40 Hours Per Week Full-Time - Evening Shift
Position Summary:
- Under the direction of the CNM, and as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team, screens/levels patients for nutritional risk, assesses nutritional status and develops/implements nutrition care plans for identified patients considering individual and age-specific requirements.
- Develops, documents, and implements appropriate age-specific nutrition care plans for patients that contain objective, measurable goals.
- Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of care plans in accordance with clinical section's standards, and revises care plan as needed to achieve therapeutic goals.
- Considers cultural and religious practices when planning patient meals and nutritional interventions.
- Provides age-specific nutrition/diet/food-drug counseling and education to patients and/or family/care givers.
- Educates and guides medical, nursing and nutrition staff on fundamental clinical nutrition principles.
- Recommend and monitor modes of nutrition support (i.e., enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition).
- Assists the CNM and/or SR Clinical Dietitian in performance improvement (PI) initiatives.
- Contributes to department goals by participating in staff inservices and department projects.
- Accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital-related, medical staff-related and patient-related data and information.
- Accountable to hospital and department policies and procedures as applicable.
- Provides superior customer service to internal and external clients, customers, and patients as referenced in the Service Excellence Standards.
Job Relationships:
- Must be able to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, and work collaboratively with a variety of health care professionals, including physicians, nurses/nursing staff, other dietitians, speech-language pathologists, physical and respiratory therapists, etc.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with patients and families/care givers.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with Nutrition Assistants and food service employees.
- Communicates with CNM to keep him/her appraised of issues which may influence department/section function.
- On weekends and holidays, provide supervision to diet office personnel. Effectively manages clinical area on weekends and holidays.
Other Functions:
- Maintains CEUs in accordance with Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to maintain active registration status.
- Develops and presents inservices/presentations to department and/or hospital staff, including at least 1 presentation yearly.
- Participates on multidisciplinary committees as assigned.
- Demonstrates initiative to increase knowledge and skills and/or professional status (certifications, degrees, etc.)
- Adheres to all department sanitation practices and guidelines to prevent foodborne illness, possible spread of infection and to ensure a safe and clean work environment.
- Attends all staff meetings and inservice programs as scheduled.
- Orients, supervises and directs the work of Nutrition Assistants as requested.
- Orients, supervises and directs the work of Dietetic Interns as applicable. Effectively precepts Dietetic Interns including correction of worksheets.
- Reports immediately to a manager/supervisor any patient complaint.
Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition (mandatory)
- Masters degree in Nutrition (preferred)
Minimum Experience:
- Completion of an ACEND approved internship or program. If "registration eligible", successful completion of registration exam (i.e., Registered Dietitian status achieved) within 6 months of hire (mandatory)
- Internship or work experience related to long-term care (preferred)
- Internship or work experience related to service area hired to cover (preferred)
Certification/Licensure:
- Registered Dietitian (Mandatory)
- Registered Dietitian - Eligible (Mandatory within 6mo of employment)
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts License (Mandatory)
- Board Certification Nutrition Support (preferred, mandatory after 2 years of employment)
- Board Certification (Pediatrics, Renal, Diabetes)(preferred)
Minimum skills/abilities:
- Entry-level clinical nutrition skills (mandatory)
- Mid-level clinical nutrition skills (preferred)
- Interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to perform prescribed duties effectively (mandatory)
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
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