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