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 revise 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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