Dietitian Clinical Jobs

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Seeks out information effectively and independently to provide effective services.
• Demonstrates knowledge related to clinical practice.
• Perform Nutrition Focused Physical Exams to evaluate malnutrition severity as appropriate
• Develops, implements, and promotes quality services based on client expectation and needs.
• Engages in lifelong self-development to improve knowledge and skills that promote continued competence.
• Identifies needs for professional development and mentors dietetic interns.
• Documents professional development activities according to system policies.
• Locates, reviews, and utilizes best practice research findings for their application in optimally managing a disease or condition and improving patient outcomes.
• Document all patient encounters in the health care record in accordance with hospital and department policies and procedures.
• Conducts yearly self-assessment to identify professional strengths and weaknesses.
• Utilizes community resources through the continuum of care to foster positive patient outcomes.
• Communicates sound scientific principles, research, and theory to health care team members and dietetic interns in optimally managing patients' care.
• Continuously evaluates nutrition care processes and patient outcomes and implements quality practice by following system policies, procedures, and evidenced based research.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice and revises practice as needed to incorporate results of evaluation.
• Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process and WellStar Nutrition Care Policies when assessing patients.
• Develops and implements transitional feeding plans.
• Documents understanding of relevant information and results of communication with dietetic interns/technicians/patients/families and healthcare team members.
• Provides care according to organizational ethics, licensure and Standards of Professional Practice for Dietetics Professionals.
• Applies Joint Commission and/or regulatory standards in the provision of nutrition care.
• Participates in and identifies performance improvement criteria for nutrition care by completing peer chart audits as assigned and reviewing with their nutrition leader.
• Applies knowledge and skills in developing, implementing and maintaining nutrition care plans.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy according to system policy and A.N.D. Nutrition Care Process practice standards.
• Continuously evaluates and refines service based on measurable outcomes by keeping a productivity log.
• Bases clinical practice on sound scientific principles, current research and theory.
• Apply psycho-social, age appropriate, evidence-based nutrition care.
• Identify, monitor, and evaluate enteral nutrition support regimens. Manage enteral nutrition support under the supervision of medical staff.
• Shares knowledge and expertise with dietetic interns, patients, family members and health care team members.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds, appropriate committees, and team member huddles.
• Identifies expected outcomes of patient care.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and projects.
• Provides services and establishes goals based on the identified needs of patients and/or family members.
• Shares and reports research and patient outcomes utilizing various media.
• Assess patient's learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles and educational level and provides nutrition education accordingly.
• Contributes to the development of new knowledge and services.
• Utilized patient experience and empathy skills when interacting with patients and family members.
• Responsible for nutrition screen, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring/evaluation of identified at risk patients.
• Collaborates with patient and/or family member, and health care team to assess nutrition and education needs of patients.

Engage in continuous learning opportunities to further develop skills and capabilities in application technical and functional areas.

Required for All Jobs

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Qualifications

Required Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in nutrition/dietetics. Completion of a supervised practice didactic program accredited by the Accreditation Counsel for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

Required Minimum Certification:

Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD, RDN) through the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) within 6 months of hire. Licensed Dietitian (LD) through Georgia licensing board OR Provisionally Licensed Dietitian provided full Georgia licensure is obtained within 6 months of hire. BLS preferred.

Required Minimum Experience:

One To Two Years Clinical Experience Highly Preferred.

Required Minimum Skills:

Excellent interpersonal, customer service, verbal and written communication skills. Experience with electronic medical record charting systems and other software relative to food service systems. Knowledge of best practices in clinical nutrition and the dietetics profession. Knowledge of Nutrition Care Process and its use in complex cases in the clinical setting.Ability to think critically to apply nutrition interventions to patients with multiple comorbidities and/or special needs including management of enteral nutrition provisions. Ability to maintain effective relationships with other healthcare professionals in sharing nutrition knowledge and expertise. Ability to work with patient interests and health in mind. Knowledge of malnutrition assessment including performance of nutrition focused physical exam preferred.