Clinical Nutrition Specialist

2 weeks ago


Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States Christus Health Full time
Position Overview

As a Clinical Nutrition Specialist, you will play a vital role in enhancing the nutritional health of our patients. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Policy Development: Formulate, execute, and uphold relevant departmental and inter-facility guidelines to ensure all clinical nutrition initiatives are up-to-date and effectively monitored.
  • Nutrition Assessment Coordination: Oversee the nutrition screening, evaluation, and educational activities within outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy, ensuring adherence to age-specific competencies and methodologies for assessing patient understanding.
  • Screening Compliance: Guarantee that nutrition screenings are conducted in accordance with established facility policies and accreditation standards.
  • Comprehensive Assessments: Conduct thorough nutrition assessments promptly, following facility protocols and accreditation guidelines.
  • Data Interpretation: Analyze and interpret data based on age-specific criteria, documenting and establishing appropriate treatment plans and monitoring strategies.
  • Patient Education: Organize, schedule, and direct both individual and group educational sessions for patients and their families, utilizing age-appropriate materials to enhance understanding and compliance.
  • Team Development: Facilitate regular meetings, training sessions, and in-services to foster ongoing communication and teamwork among outpatient staff.
  • Inter-facility Collaboration: Establish and maintain policies and procedures that enhance care and services across facilities.
  • Continuous Learning: Stay informed about disease states to ensure the implementation of appropriate Medical Nutrition Therapy when necessary.
  • Operational Standards: Uphold standards for the safe and sanitary functioning of the department.
  • Competency Maintenance: Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services tailored to the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other relevant criteria for the assigned population.
  • Core Competencies: Maintain required core competencies to ensure the highest quality of care.
Qualifications

Education:

Required: Bachelor's Degree

Licenses & Certifications:

Required: Licensed Dietitian (L-Dietitian)

Preferred: Certified Heartsaver (C-Heartsaver)



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