Dietitian
6 hours ago
- Degree/Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) accredited by the ACEND or completion of a post-baccalaureate degree Dietetic Internship Program of supervised practice (for a minimum of 1200 hours) accredited by ACEND.
- Certifications in addition to Basic Life Support The contractor shall hold current Healthcare Provider (HCP) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification using American Heart Association or the American Red Cross guidelines. Certification granted based solely on computer-based training does not constitute fulfilling this training requirement. This training is NOT provided by the government.
- Experience: Minimum two years of clinical experience as a Registered Dietitian within the last 5 years.
- Licensure/Registration: Current, full, active, and unrestricted dietetics license from the Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Plan and organize work of considerable difficulty and responsibility under minimal supervision.
- Provide evidence-based Medical Nutrition Therapy in an outpatient setting teaching group classes and providing individual counseling. Inpatient care, including some enteral and parenteral nutrition support, as well as supporting patient feeding will be required.
- Participate in research and performance improvement studies as assigned.
- Conduct nutrition assessment/evaluation which includes nutrient intake, activity level, appetite, intake of vitamins, minerals, nutritional supplements, and other complementary alternative medicine usage, weight history, taste changes, feeding problems, food intolerance, food-drug interactions, unhealthy diet behaviors, socioeconomic and ethnic background, documented medical history, current diagnoses and medical treatment modalities, current drug therapy, and clinical signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
- Apply principles and practices of clinical dietetics and medical nutrition therapy to plan, develop, and independently coordinate medical nutrition therapy intervention, interdisciplinary care plans, and nutrition education activities.
- Conduct studies, analysis, and document findings to evaluate staff, food, nutrition supplements/feeding or meal alternatives and therapies, supplies, equipment, and service to improve the efficiency of the operation.
- Apply current food service systems management, principles, and practices within a healthcare environment.
- Prepare all documentation to meet or exceed established MTF and peer review standards, including, but not limited to: timeliness, accuracy, content, proper coding, and signature.
- Participates, when necessary, in multidisciplinary rounds for inpatient care.
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