Job Description
Duties:
- Screens and assesses patients in an accurate and timely manner based on levels of care; determines patients’ nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care.
- Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences.
- Monitors patients for and provides education on food/drug interactions.
- Records food and drug interactions in the education section.
- Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical and social data in the medical record, as it applies to nutrition care.
- Provides nutrition education and records patient’s diet and diet instructions and the patient’s understanding of the diet in the education section.
- Consults with physicians regarding appropriate diet modification.
- Modifies patient menus as needed.
Confirm job specs in Wand are accurate & Detailed:
- Inpatient / Acute experience.
- Epic experience.
- Able to work in fast pace environment.
- Multitasking.
Minimum Education Required:
- Registration by the Commissions on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietitian.
- Primary Source Verification – Required.
- Graduate from accredited college/university with a degree in Dietetics or Foods and Nutrition.
- Master’s degree – preferred.
Required Experience:
- Minimal one year of experience required.
- Two years of experience preferred
Required Certifications:
- (i.e. BLS, PALS, ACLS) AHA BLS – preferred
Schedule Hours Per Week: 40.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 8.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 5.00