Advanced Practice Dietitian
4 weeks ago
Thank you for your interest in joining our team Please review the job information below.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
- Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
- Complies with all regulatory standards, including federal, state and accrediting agencies and adhere to facility confidentiality, HIPAA regulations, and patient rights policies.
- Works with medical staff and nursing staff to promote optimal patient care; attends regular weekly patient care meetings on assigned patient care units.
- Provides nutrition support to pediatric patients in both ambulatory and inpatient settings as needed to ensure quality patient care and to support coverage needs for Dietitian team in their absence or due to Census fluctuation.
- Attends and participates in departmental meetings, staff development, and professional programs, as appropriate or assigned. Page 2 of 5
- Serves as an active member on multidisciplinary teams.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy (MNT) using evidence-based practice to optimize patient care and document all pertinent clinical findings utilizing the Nutrition Care Process (NCP).
- Consults with health care team to ensure efficient and effective nutrition care of patients. Coordinates continuum of care with appropriate staff.
- Demonstrates proficiency in accordance with department and facility Standards of Care while providing age appropriate plan of care for patients and families.
- Conducts practice based on the most recent edition of the Code of Ethics, The Scope of Practice in Nutrition and Dietetics, the Scope of Practice for RDs, Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care, Standards of Professional Performance (SOPP) for RDNs, and the SOP and SOPP for RDNs in Pediatric Nutrition from The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (Academy).
- Utilizes Academy standards in daily practice to consistently improve and appropriately demonstrate competency and value as a provider of safe and effective pediatric nutrition and dietetics care and service.
- Completes and/or reviews nutrition screening of inpatient admissions and/or ambulatory schedules to collect additional data that may affect the patient's health condition or nutritional risk and communicates findings to health care staff and culinary staff as appropriate.
- Evaluates the nutritional status of patients, including effectiveness of enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimes. Formulate and implement an individualized nutrition care plan that leads to positive outcomes.
- Assures implementation and evaluation of care plans by collecting additional data to support the monitoring and evaluation of nutrition intervention and educational needs. Formulates recommendations for adjustments to improve the patient's recovery and/or support his/her health condition.
- Interviews patients to obtain information regarding food habits and preferences communicates this information to culinary staff.
- Monitors and verifies changes in diet orders, formula orders, or nutrition prescriptions and helps individuals understand their health condition while providing education and developing strategies to improve their health and wellbeing. Communicates changes and provides guidance as needed to culinary staff.
- Reviews diet orders, formula orders, or nutrition prescriptions to verify calculations, measurements, and specifications are accurate and appropriate.
- Educates patients, families, health care team members, dietetic interns, and members of the community.
- Develops, evaluates and/or revises standardized protocols and education materials for nutrition services.
- Processes charges in electronic medical record system for MNT services provided as appropriate.
- Coordinates with Clinical Nutrition Manager on all aspects of patient care.
- Maintains monthly records of patients seen for statistical reports.
- Coordinates with the department director in planning basic and modified diet menus for patients; considering food preferences, nutritional and caloric content and food cost.
- Periodically inspects prepared foods to ensure adherence to specifications, observing serving appearance, quantity, temperature and palatability.
- Coordinates and conducts periodic tray assessments in collaboration with the culinary staff to ensure the accuracy and quality of diet prescriptions and nutrition education.
- Monitors the departments Quality Assurance and/or Performance Improvement Programs and assists the department director in initiating corrective action.
- Participates in ongoing process improvement activities within the department and facility.
- Maintains professional growth and development through completion of required department, facility, and Academy competencies.
- Preforms miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.
- Position may require travel (by automobile or airplane) to and from Pediatric Subspecialty Centers located in Harlingen, Laredo, McAllen, Brownsville and Victoria. No overnight stays.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in nutrition or related field from a 4-year Accredited College or University.
- Bilingual (Spanish): Ability to speak and write Spanish highly preferred.
- Requires three (3) years of pediatric clinical nutrition experience or five (5) years of general clinical nutrition experience.
- If considered for Dialysis services minimum of one (1) year experience (post Dietetic Internship) with valid RDN and LD credentials required.
- Current Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Certification by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, required.
- State licensure by the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation (TDLR), required.
- Advance Practice/Specialty certification from a nationally recognized certifying body such as CDR or National Board of Nutrition Certification preferred. Examples: CSP credential (Certified Specialist in Pediatrics) or CNSC credential (Certified Nutrition Support Clinician), preferred.
- Food Manager's Certification or Food Safety Certification, required.
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