Consulting Dietitian

Job Description The Consulting Dietitian provides overall nutrition care to patients on an as‑needed basis. Ensures nutritional needs of individual patients are being met and all documentation, as it relates to the patient’s nutritional status, is complete and accurate. Plans and administers activities related to resident/patient nutrition care, complying with the standards established by Aramark, regulatory agencies, and clients. Establishes and maintains effective multidisciplinary relationships to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care. Job Responsibilities Conducts patient nutrition assessment on assigned patient population Manages the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care Process Conducts rounding to drive patient satisfaction Assesses educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning Provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, taking into consideration any adaptations to teaching methods necessary to meet patient learning needs Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age‑specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family Provide appropriate follow‑ups in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home health services as appropriate Delivers strong operational performance by executing against Aramark standards and regulatory agency standards and programs, continually monitoring operations, and completing assessments and necessary action plans to provide optimal nutrition care and meal service to patients/residents Works cooperatively with medical staff as well as food and nutrition services staff to assure conformance to prescribed nutrition care orders Provides education that ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards Provides appropriate and timely documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in a patient’s medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress towards goals Maintains clinical productivity standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice. Qualifications Requires at least 3-5 years of relevant experience Requires a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution with coursework accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies Earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies Formal eligibility to practice dietetics in geographic location where applicable Conditions of employment may or may not include busy hospital and outpatient settings, from patient rooms/floors to kitchen/serving areas. Equal Opportunity We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Aramark Corporation