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