SUMMARY: AHD Lead Clinical Dietician collaborates with members of the healthcare team to provide medical nutrition therapy to our patients/residents. Supervises, develops and monitors productivity and competency of clinical staff. Performs related duties as required.
DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE: The following are the duties performed by employees in this classification; however, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.
- Assesses and interprets physician's diet orders. Modifies menus for therapeutic diets; orders appropriate foods; verifies conformance of food served with dietary prescriptions and standards of quality; calculates caloric and specified nutrient values for special diets and tube feedings.
- Assesses and monitors patient's/residents tolerance and acceptance of enteral feedings and revises nutritional care plans accordingly. Determines results of nutritional intervention on patients' nutritional and medical status.
- Assesses nutritional status using recognized parameters. Obtains, evaluates and utilizes diet history, laboratory values, medications, anthropometric data, etc. to plan and implement nutritional care plans for patients; records pertinent dietetic information in patient's/residents medical records.
- Assists in ongoing quality assurance program that monitors patient care and delivery of nutritional care services; participates in applied research and related dietetic professional activities; prepares special studies and reports; provides nutrition education to dietetic personnel.
- Attends meetings and conferences with other health care team members; participates in relevant professional self-development and continuing educational programs.
- Communicates pertinent information and discusses patients' nutritional care needs with health care team; educates and provides orientation to health care team on nutrition related topics; informs health care team about laws, regulations and professional guidelines related to nutrition care.
- Develops educational materials and uses them as aids in nutrition education; provides dietetic counseling to patients about meeting specific nutritional needs; instructs patients and families in dietary plans, food selection and adapting menus to individual needs.
- Identifies patients at nutritional risk, and prioritizes nutrition intervention according to greatest needs.
- Assists in instructing Dietetic Aids/Diet Techs, and cooks in dietary practices; participates in the orientation of new employees to the hospitals dietetic services.
- Prepares staff schedules. Participates in evaluation and professional development of staff.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics or Nutrition required.
Minimum Experience: One experience as a Clinical Dietitian in an acute care or long term care setting or a Masters Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or Allied Sciences preferred.
Required Licenses/Certifications: Must be a current Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.
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