• Develop, implement and maintain appropriate departmental and inner facility policies and procedures. Ensure that all clinical nutrition programs in the department are current, adequate and monitored.
• Coordinate the nutrition screening, assessment and education functions of outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy. Ensure that age-specific competencies and methods for determining patient learning and comprehension are followed.
• Assure nutrition screening is completed according to facility policy/rules/accreditation requirements.
• Develop and conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments in a timely manner according to facility policy/rules/accreditation requirements.
• Interpret data and information based on age-specific criteria and analyze, address, document and establish treatments and monitoring as appropriate.
• Plan, organize, schedule, document and direct outpatient, individual and group patient and family education experiences. Use age-appropriate materials and methods for determining comprehension and potential for compliance.
• Conduct regular, frequent, ongoing meetings, in-services, and training sessions with department.
• Provide ongoing communication and team building with outpatient staff. Establish interfacility policies and procedures to improve care and services.
• Pursue ongoing knowledge and information on disease states to ensure that appropriate Medical Nutrition Therapy is implemented when indicated.
• Maintain standards for the safe and sanitary operation of the department.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned area
• Maintains required core competencies.

Education

Required:

Bachelors

Licenses & Certifications

Required:

L-Dietitian

Preferred:

C-Heartsaver