Dietician, Specialty - Metairie

Nutritional Counselor

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At LCMC Health we help you to lean into your calling by leaning in with you, ensuring you have the resources to do your job as only you can. And that begins with receiving the support you need to thrive and grow, which looks different for each person. Living out our commitment to inclusion requires providing benefits that are as diverse and unique as our workforce. It's a responsibility we take seriously. Because we don't just serve the New Orleans community—we're at the beating heart of it. Whether by offering community health services or making medical innovations more accessible, LCMC Health is bringing a culture of wellness to the communities that matter to you. When you know you're making an authentic impact, you give a little extra to every day—as a person, with your team, in your community—and that's one of the reasons why you'll be a perfect fit at LCMC Health, where giving a little something extra is at the heart of everything we do.

General Duties

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of nutrition and counseling practices.
• Complete individual personalized nutritional assessments and coordinate on-going nutritional care in recovery
• Provide nutritional counseling education for clients and/or their families
• Participate in care coordination and treatment planning
• Assist in meal planning and preparation for client meetings
• Lead and facilitate group nutrition classes on assigned topics
• Communicate compassionately, effectively and enthusiastically with clients and/or families
• Develop and maintain nutrition education materials and clinical procedures up to date with current research and practice
• Must be able to demonstrate basic computer skills with a working knowledge of various software programs and electronic medical record charting
• Completes assessments, screens, and follow-ups in a through and comprehensive manner, in accordance with the departmental and professional standards of care, including diet/intake histories, lab values, patient disease knowledge, drug-nutrient interactions and recommendations.
• Educates patients in a through and effective manner.
• Communicates and monitors implementation of the nutritional care plan with multidisciplinary team members.
• Assists with discharge planning on inpatients.
• Participates in health care team conferences and rounds assigned.
• Maintains age and disease-specific clinical knowledge and skills.

Dietary Duties

• Assists diet office with menu options if needed, specifically for patients with special diets and food allergies.
• Communicates with the Dietary staff regarding pertinent patient care, departmental performance and organizational issues as needed.
• Initiates diet and laboratory orders within scope

Administrative

• Maintains up-to-date patient education materials for the assigned areas. Updates and/or develops education materials as needed.
• Serves on hospital committees as needed and requested.
• Actively participates in QAPI projects as requested.
• Participate in collaboration of care and marketing to area providers
• Utilize technology effectively and efficiently for scheduling, communications, and record keeping
• Maintains accurate records and completes documentation in a timely manner
• Participate in social media and web campaigns, advertising, and promotion.

Patient Care and Education

• Using evidence-based weight-inclusive practices, conducts nutrition assessments, interventions, and follow-up in a patient-centered manner for patients referred by area providers
• Collaborates with a team of providers, dietitians and Psychologists
• Participate in case conferences with interdisciplinary teams for patient care (mental health, primary care, etc)
• Provide support for diabetes and nutrition group education programs, and in some cases develop, maintain, and conduct group education programs
• Utilize motivational interviewing (MI) skills to support patients in a patient-centered manner.

Experience Qualifications

• Advanced experience with and interest in the treatment of eating disorders, weight management, Endocrine disorders, and multidisciplinary teams. Maintains continuing education hours as outlined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• 3 years Clinical dietetics experience preferred. Additional specialty training related to assigned clinical area preferred.

Education Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's Degree Dietetics, nutrition or related field.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Licensed through the State of Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition. Specialty certification is required within 3 years of hire.

Skills and Abilities

• Requires good oral/written communication skills
• Must exhibit professionalism, respect therapeutic boundaries, have cultural competency, as well as self-motivation and self-awareness.
• Experience working on intra-disciplinary team consisting of medical and mental health providers. Inpatient and outpatient dietary management preferred.
• Availability for cross coverage between units for continuum care preferred.
• Knowledge of nutrition related labs needed.

Work Shift:

Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community.

Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary

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Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems – it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here.

LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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