Dietitian

Dietitian United Medical Healthwest Rehabilitation Hospital Gretna, LA Job Details Part-time 8 hours ago Qualifications Food and beverage product quality management Collaborate with healthcare professionals Patient care outcome improvement Food quality maintenance Kitchen health and safety standards Patient and family consultation Care plan evaluation Assisting with meal planning Food service health code compliance Tube feeding Health education for healthcare providers Care documentation Clinical case management notes Mid-level Working with individuals with specific medical conditions Policy & process development Care coordination meetings Kitchen staff training Clinical assessment documentation Coordination with healthcare staff for dietary services Interdisciplinary policy and procedure development Multidisciplinary team collaboration for treatment planning Patient consultations Dietetics Patient counseling Quality control within food and beverage industry Patient education Care plan implementation Meal planning Cleaning and sanitation quality assurance Full Job Description

JOB TITLE

Dietitian

REPORTS TO

Administrator

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

JOB OVERVIEW

Will oversee the nutritional well-being of our patients. Will conduct nutrition assessments, identifying patients at risk and creating diet plans. Will provide nutritional education to patients and mitigate risk factors. Able to collaborate with physicians, therapists and nurses in order to tailor dietary services and improve patient outcomes.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

a. Review dietary policies and procedures and. assist in the development and/or revision of such policies and procedures as needed. b. Provide consultation to medical, nursing, professional staff of facility regarding dietary needs of facility's patients, and contribute pertinent information to interdisciplinary care plans as needed. c. Review nutritional documentation of all new admissions and patients at high nutritional risk including but not limited to: wounds, significant weight losses, underweight, tube feedings, renal failure or other acute episodes of disease management as determined by the RDN's clinical judgement and/or physician's order. d. Review and approve all regular and therapeutic menus for facility's patients and make recommendations to facility as appropriate. e. Counsel patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection as needed. f. Monitors food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety sanitation and quality standards. Evaluate sanitation, meal service, and safety practices. g. Documents all dietary activities on the interdisciplinary narrative notes following each consultative visit as well as on the interdisciplinary plan of care during the interdisciplinary team conference. Provide facility staff with a written report following each consultative visit. h. Inspects conformance to prescribed diets, palatability, appearance, temperature, and appropriate consistency based on the specific needs of the patient. i. Provides education to the facility staff on nutrition/ therapeutic diets and safety procedures at least semi-annually and on an as needed basis. j. Perform other duties related to dietary issues as requested by the facility administrator.