Clinical Dietitian - Womens Ambulatory Health

About the role

Responsible for providing clinical nutrition services, including nutrition assessment, modified diet formulation, self-management training and nutrition intervention to patients/residents. Ensures patient satisfaction, quality care, regulatory agency compliance, and good public relations are achieved through the safe and efficient use of resources.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the nutritional status of patients/residents/customers and determines individualized nutrition care plan
• Monitors effectiveness of nutrition care plan per standards of care
• Coordinates nutritional care of patient with food services
• Completes nutrition-focused physical exams (NFPE)
• Diagnoses and addresses malnutrition with appropriate nutrition care plan
• Serves as expert on identifying and treating malnutrition
• Educates other members of the health care team on malnutrition
• Documents nutrition assessments, interventions, and follow-up care in the EMR according to policy
• Tracks data related to patient caseload, complexity and time spent in indirect care activities
• Provides nutrition education and outreach to the local community
• Participates in hospital community nutrition education program
• Develops nutrition education materials for community programs
• Provides nutrition education to patients, students, staff, and community members as needed
• Provides guidance, education, and direction to clinical dietetic technicians and food and nutrition employees, when appropriate
• Orients, mentors and trains interns as applicable
• Provides outpatient nutrition counseling and group classes to various patient populations
• Participates in department and interdisciplinary projects to improve patient care, address patient safety, and identify operational efficiencies
• Attends department and facility meetings, interdisciplinary rounds, and committee meetings as appropriate
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition/Dietetics or related field
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (Commission on Dietetic Registration)
• Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CT Department of Public Health)
• One year of work experience in clinical nutrition