Dietician

Summary

Provides nutrition assessment and counseling in Medical Nutrition Therapy for adult and pediatric patients.

Essential Job Functions

• Consults with physician and other health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patients.
• Develops and implements a treatment plan in accordance with Network and dietary field guidelines.
• Provides individual and group counseling on the control of diabetes, cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and other diagnoses.
• Suggests appropriate behavior modification methods for control and alternation of eating habits.
• Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of patients, and integrates patient's menus with basic institutional menus.
• Instructs clients and their families in nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection, and preparation.
• Serves as a resource and educator for health care providers and staff.
• Develops policies for food service or nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.
• Monitors food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills Required

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job:

• Education and Experience: Master's degree in Nutrition. Three years' experience in a medical environment and/or administering nutritional services.
• Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations: State licensure required.
• Physical Requirements: Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.