SEH-CLINICAL DIETITIAN PD

General Purpose of Job:

Provides nutritional services to patients including assessing/re-assessing individual nutritional needs, developing nutritional care plans, counseling, and facilitating diet and diabetes instruction for individuals and groups.

Essential Duties:

This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Caregivers may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.

• Meets with patients to assess individual nutritional needs and develop a nutritional care plan based upon physician instructions and patient food preferences.
• Plans, develops and facilitates diet and diabetes instruction for individuals and groups; develops related instructional materials.
• Works in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary care coordination team to follow CCM and TCM patients, providing nutrition assessments by phone or in person and developing a nutritional care plan based upon patient's needs.
• Facilitates individual and group instruction for Cardiac Rehab patients including nutrition workshops and cooking classes.
• Community outreach programs/presentations to including workshops, seminars and community garden at AL!VE.
• Serves as a Preceptor for dietetic interns and medical students.
• Provide coverage for clinical inpatient dietitian as needed: communicates regularly with physicians and nursing staff to monitor patient's nutritional status, response to treatment, etc.; recommends dietary changes as needed. Documents patient assessments, food preferences, nutritional care plan, and food interactions in a timely manner and in accordance with Hospital policies.
• Attends staff meetings and in-service programs as required.
• Supports and serves as a role model for our mission, vision, values, and customer service initiatives. Adheres to the organization's policies & procedures, and compliance guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.