Dietitian - RD or DTR

HealthCare Support Staffing, Inc. (HSS), is a proven industry-leading national healthcare recruiting and staffing firm. HSS has a proven history of placing talented healthcare professionals in clinical and non-clinical positions with some of the largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities including: Fortune 100 Health Plans, Mail Order Pharmacies, Medical Billing Centers, Hospitals, Laboratories, Surgery Centers, Private Practices, and many other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. HealthCare Support Staffing maintains strong relationships with top providers in healthcare and can assure healthcare professionals they will receive fast access to great career opportunities that best fit their expertise. Connect with one of our Professional Recruiting Consultants today to see how a conversation can turn into a long-lasting and rewarding career! Job Description Are you an experienced Registered Dietitian or Dietitian Technician, Registered looking for a new opportunity with a prestigious healthcare company? Do you want the chance to advance your career by joining a rapidly growing company? If you answered “yes" to any of these questions – this is the position for you! Daily Responsibilities: Evaluates medical histories and clinical data and recommends to the physicians appropriate medical nutrition therapy for hospital in-patients and out-patients. Provides nutritional assessment and determines through applications of various published standards whether individuals are at nutritional risk. Designs, implements and monitors specialized and individualized enteral and parental nutrition regimens; facilitates and monitors transitional feeding regimens. Serves as a resource on enteral nutrition delivery systems and educates patients, and family members and healthcare team members on their use; acts as a resource for physicians, other healthcare professionals and the public on nutrition. Participates in discharge planning for home nutrition support patients; educates and counsels patients individually and in group settings on special diets for various disease states. Evaluates educational materials for patients; participates in quality assurance programs; participates in chart reviews with other health care team members assessing patient nutritional needs; assists in special projects as assigned. Assists in the development, revision and updating of diet manuals hospital menus and special diets Hours for this Position: Shift: Monday – Friday Day time shift Qualifications CA License Primary Source On-line Verification- Required (Verify license online and upload) Knowledge of nutrition requirements and food economics- Required At least 1 year Dietitian experience- Required (how many years?) Knowledge of: Medical nutritional therapy, the biochemical and physiological process and functions of specific nutrients in meeting nutritional needs throughout the life cycle and for special disease states Nutritional counseling techniques; specialized therapeutic diet menu and meal planning Working knowledge of nutrition requirements and food economics for patients on therapeutic diets; knowledge of the practices, procedures, and equipment used in food preparation activities. Ability to perform nutritional assessments and make appropriate recommendations for specialized medical nutrition therapy; analyze and assess the nutritional content of diets Implement nutrition education material; counsel patients on appropriate diet for specific disease states Develop and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, food service employees, co-workers, patients, and other groups and individuals encountered in the course of the job Document clear, concise and appropriate nutrition notes in the medical record. Additional Information The greatest compliment to our business is a referral.If you know of someone looking for a new opportunity,please pass along my contact information! #J-18808-Ljbffr