Dietitian Assistant PRN

Duties & Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients in accordance with policies and procedures and maintains communication with Registered Dietitian (RD) staff.
• Responsible for the preparation and distribution of formulas prepared in formula lab.
• Partners with patients, families and nursing to calculate and document all intakes, oral and nutrition support for inpatient orders for calorie count.
• Responsible for triaging phone calls, nutrition risk screening, calorie counts, diet analysis, meal planning, nutrition support flow sheet calculations and ketogenic diet initiation.
• Supports and coordinates the ketogenic diet orientation with the ketogenic RD and team.
• Plans menus for patients in accordance with the ketogenic diet prescription.
• Provides training to families on how to prepare keto meals while in patient and for home use.
• Collaborates closely with the room service coordinators in food service to ensure compliance with inpatients diet modifications.
• Affords operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and clinical assistance with patient’s nutritional care.
• Affords support and coordination with the eating disorder RD’s to help families with patient menu planning.
• Coordinates with families in ordering meals in compliance with the correct meal plan level.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation and timely documentation of daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for patients in the critical care inpatient units.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or other related field.
• Equivalency Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two (2) years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package including base pay, incentives, paid sick leave and a robust wellness program.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance.
• Annual base pay increases based on performance.

Pay

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Schedule

Shift: Days. 7:30am - 4:00pm. Weekend and holiday availability required.