Clinical Dietitian

About the role

The Dietitian provides optimal nutritional care for patients and the other service population. This includes nutrition assessments, development of care plans, nutrition education, food service, and nutrition consulting services. They also participate in multidisciplinary case management activities and performance improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, prioritizes, screens & adds orders as per patient information as outlined by protocol.
• Completes assessments/consults as per the Nutrition Care Process guidelines.
• Recommends appropriate nutrition intervention & informs the care giver about the same.
• Documents all the patients seen in the multi-disciplinary care plan.
• Orders follow-up on patients as per risk criteria.
• Continues to monitor & evaluate the effectiveness of the nutrition intervention.
• Provides nutrition education to patients based on consults & or patient request for both inpatients & out patients as assigned.
• Individual privileges to make diet modifications, supplement diets: enteral nutrition & TPN modifications & order vitamins, minerals & certain labs.
• Covers weekends as per rotation to ensure consults & assessments are completed.
• Serves as a resource for nutrition information for the medical staff, the hospital employees, the patients, and the community.
• Participates as a team member with performance improvement projects, either departmental or multidisciplinary.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the dietary department to provide the appropriate meals for all patients in the service population.
• Participates in nutrition educational and training programs.
• Provides guidance for patients and/or the dietary staff in the preparation of meals/education materials to include cultural diversity.

Requirements

• Maintains productivity within guidelines of the performance objectives.
• Takes the initiative to seek challenges in the work environment and in continuing education.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s degree desirable.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• Competencies/ Evidence of Current Clinical Competencies: 12 hours minimum of continuing education in courses related to clinical nutrition/ dietetics.

Skills

• Demonstrates knowledge regarding special needs and behaviors of age specific groups.
• Comprehensive knowledge and wide application of medical nutrition therapy.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Basic Math skills and ability to calculate formulas.
• Basic computer skills.

Knowledge

• Strong customer service skills.
• Basic Math skills and ability to calculate formulas.
• Basic computer skills.

Core Competencies

• Action Oriented.
• Customer Focused.
• Effective Communication.
• Ethics & Values.
• Integrity & Trust.

Education and Required Licensure and/or Certifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s degree desirable.
• Current registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.