Dietician
Description The Registered dietitian (RD) is a consultant to the Nutrition Services Department and manager. The RD assists in establishing policies/procedures and nutrition care standards. Provides direction for: menu formation, food preparation distribution, and service: sanitation standards: safety practices, work standards: and staff development as needed to ensure best practices and regulations are met.
Clinical Licensed Registered Dietitian is under the general supervision of the CEO. Part-time benefited position working 40 hours per 2 per weeks, no weekend or holidays. JOB FUCTIONS: Patient Meal Delivery Services developing standards of performance for the Nutrition Services Department. evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of orientation, training and education activities. staffing of department as needed.
This may consist of interviewing, job offers, interventions, and terminations of personnel. designing and implementing Quality Management Programs. inspecting and monitoring Ser work, storage, and servicing area of Nutrition Service Department to ensure compliance with local, State, Federal, and Joint Commission regulations. Clinical Services Oversees all nutritional aspects of patient care including nutritional screening assessments, charting, interviews, and advises physicians on clinical efficacy of nutrition orders.
Assesses, evaluates, plans, and implements nutrition care plans of inpatients, outpatients, swing bed, and cardiac rehab in the following age groups: infancy, childhood, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. This care is delivered in accordance with established standards of performance when receiving referrals from these departments. Provides outpatient nutrition counseling. Participates in developing policies and procedures for the Nutrition department.
Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, conferences and professional affiliations. Develops a personal plan for continuing education based on needs assessment. Provide dietetic consulting services to other facilities. Promotes and implements processes to ensure JRMC Corporate Compliance Plan is carried out in department policies, training, and education and monitoring activities.
Consistently uses AIDET communication skills with patients, guests and employees. Interacts with patients of all ages (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) while delivering patient meal trays. May also have contact with physicians and cafeteria customers. Assures that personal behavior always complies with the hospital’s Healthy Roots. Qualifications/Requirements of Job Position: Provides Dietitian services to Hospice/ Home Health and Cardiac/Pulmonary Departments.
Serves on interdisciplinary team and hospital committees as required. Coordinates Performance Improvement projects and data collection. Teaches community classes/programs (prenatal, Heart Care, Smoking Cessation, etc.). Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Requirements EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS Standing - Frequently Walking - Frequently Sitting - Rarely Hands and Finger Dexterity - Continuously Reaching with Hands and Arms - Continuously Climbing - Rarely Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling - Continuously Hearing/Listening - Continuously Tasting or Smelling - Rarely Working Inside - Frequently Working Outside - Frequently Working in Extreme Heat - Frequently Working in Extreme Cold - Frequently Working with Hazardous Materials - Rarely Noise - Occasionally Working in Dirt/Dust - Frequently LIFTING CARRYING / PUSHING / PULLING: Up to 10 pounds - Occasionally Up to 25 pounds - Rarely Up to 50 pounds - Rarely Up to 75 pounds - Rarely Up to 100 pounds - Rarely Over 100 pounds - Rarely