Clinical Dietitian - Part Time - Days

About the role

Work Shift Clinical Dietitian - Part Time

Great Benefits!

• Required Minimum Education: Bachelors Dietetics or Bachelors Nutrition
• Other / Certificate Dietetics or Other / Certificate Nutrition

Required Minimum License(s) And Certification(s)

• BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor or BLS-P - Basic Life Support-Provisional (30 Days) within 30 Days
• LD - Lic Dietician or LD-P - Lic Dietician - Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days
• RD - Registered Dietician or RDN - Reg Dietician Nutritionist or RDN-P - Reg Dietician Nutritionist - Provisional (180 Days) within 180 Days

Core Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Provide medical nutrition therapy according to system policy and A.N.D. Nutrition Care Process practice standards
• Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process and WellStar Nutrition Care Policies when assessing patients
• Responsible for nutrition screen, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation of identified at risk patients
• Applies psycho-social, age appropriate, evidence-based nutrition care
• Documents all patient encounters in the health care record in accordance with hospital and department policies and procedures
• Identifies, monitors, and evaluates enteral nutrition support regimens
• Manages enteral nutrition support under the supervision of medical staff
• Develops and implements transitional feeding plans
• Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Exams to evaluate malnutrition severity as appropriate
• Assesses patients learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles and educational level and provides nutrition education accordingly
• Utilizes community resources through the continuum of care to foster positive patient outcomes
• Develops, implements, and promotes quality services based on client expectation and needs
• Collaborates with patient and/or family member, and health care team to assess nutrition and education needs of patients
• Provides services and establishes goals based on the identified needs of patients and/or family members
• Applies knowledge and skills in developing, implementing and maintaining nutrition care plans
• Continuously evaluates nutrition care processes and patient outcomes and implements quality practice by following system policies, procedures, and evidenced based research
• Applies Joint Commission and/or regulatory standards in the provision of nutrition care
• Utilized patient experience and empathy skills when interacting with patients and family members
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds, appropriate committees, and team member huddles
• Locates, reviews, and utilizes best practice research findings for their application in optimally managing a disease or condition and improving patient outcomes
• Bases clinical practice on sound scientific principles, current research and theory
• Shares and reports research and patient outcomes utilizing various media
• Shares knowledge and expertise with dietetic interns, patients, family members and health care team members
• Documents understanding of relevant information and results of communication with dietetic interns/technicians/patients/families and healthcare team members
• Contributes to the development of new knowledge and services
• Seeks out information effectively and independently to provide effective services
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct

Required Minimum Education

• Bachelors Dietetics or Bachelors Nutrition
• Other / Certificate Dietetics or Other / Certificate Nutrition

Required Minimum Experience

• One to two years clinical experience
• Preferred and Completion of a supervised practice didactic program accredited by the Accreditation Counsel for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

Required Minimum Skills

• Excellent interpersonal, customer service, verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of best practices in clinical nutrition and the dietetics profession
• Knowledge of Nutrition Care Process and its use in complex cases in the clinical setting
• Ability to think critically to apply nutrition interventions to patients with multiple comorbidities and/or special needs including management of enteral nutrition provisions
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with other healthcare professionals in sharing nutrition knowledge and expertise
• Ability to work with patient interests and health in mind
• Knowledge of malnutrition assessment including performance of nutrition focused physical exam preferred