Dietitian - Nutrition Therapy

Nutritional Therapist
Selected candidate is eligible for a 15000 sign on bonus and relocation assistance. Candidates that have advanced credentials from CDR NBNSC or NCBDE or Master's Degree in Nutrition and at least one year of directly related experience may be eligible for a Specialist designation and increased compensation.
Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors including but not limited to experience education and other business and organizational considerations.
Position Summary:
Collaborate with members of the healthcare team to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions. Evaluates the nutritional status of patients utilizing diet recall/history physical appearance oral intake laboratory values and by performing anthropometric measurements. Complete patient assessments and implement interventional strategies to improve nutrition status of medically complex patients. Effectively apply advanced level of knowledge and/or evidence-based research to improve patient care. Provide nutrition education to patients and family members. Manage delivery of nutrition care services on assigned units. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate pediatric adolescent adult and geriatric age groups.
Detailed responsibilities:

PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
PATIENT CARE - Perform key functions of nutrition care according to system policy including nutrition screening assessments development of care plans
PATIENT CARE - Follow-up monitoring/reassessment of patients identified to be at nutrition risk base clinical practice on sound scientific principles current research and theory
NUTRITION - Direct the nutrition care aides in assuring that patients receive nutrition care that meets the nutrition therapy care plan
NUTRITION - Identify monitor and evaluate effectiveness of enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimes
PATIENT CARE - Provide care according to organization ethics licensure and the Standards of Professional practice for Dietetics professionals
PATIENT CARE - Assess patient's learning needs and provide nutrition education appropriate to patient's literacy and/or cognitive ability
COMMUNICATION - Share knowledge and expertise with other health care team members through activities such as participating in patient care rounds in-services to staff participation on assigned committees and teaching classes
PRECEPTOR - Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns in applying nutrition knowledge and skills
RECORDS - Maintain accurate records to meet regulatory agency guidelines and assist in statistical analysis of data
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs reading current literature attending in-services meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
RESEARCH - Locate review and utilize evidence-based best practices to improve patient outcomes
Qualifications:
Education:

Essential: Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential: Master's Degree
Education specialization: Essential: Related Discipline
Nonessential: Related Discipline
Experience:

Essential: 1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience
Nonessential: 1 year directly related experience
Credentials:

Essential: Certi w/Cmmsn on Dietetic Registration/eligible if prov NM Lic Dietitian or Lic Nutritionist or Provisional License CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
Adv Cred fr CDR NBNSC or CBDE or Master's in Nurt or relate
Physical Conditions:
Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.
Working conditions:

Essential: Minor Hazard - physical risks dirt dust fumes noise
May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol
May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
May work rotating shifts holidays and weekends
Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required