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Description:
JOB PURPOSE:
Provides nutrition care of inpatients and out patients
through the use of assessment and implementation of
nutrition care, or physician’s orders. Instructs
individuals and/or groups on normal and/or therapeutic
nutrition. Provides resources for nutrition information.
Implements procedures that support or attain
departmental goals and objectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES: (include, not limited to)
Nutritional Care:
Using established screening criteria, conducts a
preliminary nutritional assessment for new patient
admission in order to identify patients who need a
nutritional care plan or a nutritional assessment.
Provides a doctor’s orders, or referral from
another health care provider. Completes a nutritional
status assessment on patients found to be a nutritional
risk and documents findings in the medical record.
Monitors patients found to be a nutritional risk, making
recommendations for change in diet order, need for food
supplementation, need for altering foods offered, or
aggressive external nutrition. Documents patients care
activities in the medical record.
Staff Nutrition Education:
Provides and participates in nutrition related education
programs for hospital staff at least one time per year.
Serves as a nutrition resource person to the hospital
and community through monthly work assignments and
departmental programs. Provides annual nutrition lecture
for Nursing Staff.
Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree with a major in food
nutrition: Currently registered or eligible for
registration with the American Dietetic Association.
Command of the English language sufficient to avoid
safety risk. Licensed by the State of Massachusetts
Experience: One year successful experience as clinical
dietitian preferred. Must be thoroughly knowledgeable in
all aspects of normal and therapeutic nutrition and its
applications. Must possess emotional resources to
maintain good working interpersonal relationships and be
able to relate to acutely ill patients.
Technical Skills: Demonstrates excellent communications
and problem-resolution skills. Clear written and verbal
communication skills required. Strong organizational
skills and confidentiality are required. Ability to
read, write and understand English so that dietary
consults can be written and understood by medical
staff.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide
care appropriate to the age of the patients served. The
individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles
of growth and development over the life span. Possess
the ability to assess data reflective of the
patient’s status. Interpret the appropriate
information needed to identify each patient’s
requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs.
Provide care needed as described in the
department’s policies and procedures.
Ability to use calculator and computer as required.
Assist Manager of Food Service in developing menus that
meet the nutritional needs of the population.