Clinical Dietitian I - Part time
Job description
Description
JOB SUMMARY
The Clinical Registered Dietitian I plans, directs, and provides nutritional care to patients. Screens and assesses all assigned patients for malnutrition, including patients on nutrition support. Provides diet therapy and nutritional counseling, educates and counsels patients, families, and/or significant others. Participates in interdisciplinary committees and nutrition department projects.
Clinical Registered Dietitian I is a task-based position, without higher level responsibilities in the department. A significant portion of the role is spent with low-medium acuity patients.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Demonstrates a service orientation and commitment to the mission of Swedish Hospital Part of NorthShore and adheres to all responsibilities and standards of the organization.
- Oversees the delivery of nutrition care to assigned patients.
- Identifies patients that are at malnutrition risk; performs nutrition assessments based on pertinent medical, laboratory and patient interview data, provides diet therapy and counseling, performs Nutrition Focused Physical Examination, participates in Enteral Nutrition Support Team for Dobhoff tube placement and Metabolic Monitoring Team.
- Electronically documents all aspects of nutrition care.
- Plans, implements, and evaluates enteral nutrition prescriptions specific to individual patient nutrition and metabolic requirements; works with Parenteral Nutrition Support Team to coordinate care for assigned patients requiring parenteral nutrition.
- Makes recommendations regarding optimal delivery of nutrition care.
- Complies with physician’s diet orders. Calculates therapeutic diets whenever necessary to meet nutritional needs of patients on modified diets.
- Serves as liaison between nursing and Patient Food Services.
- Instructs patients or patient’s family on modified diets.
- Attends special meetings and rounds as assigned.
- Assists with quality improvement audits and projects.
- Participates in orientation and training of new staff and precepts Dietetic Interns.
- Participates in continuing education programs and assists with in-service training programs.
- Identifies potential food drug interactions according to system policy and provides education based on identified need.
ADVANCEMENT
Movement from Clinical Registered Dietitian I to Clinical Registered Dietitian II requires the following:
- At least 1 year of service at Swedish Hospital
- Serving as presenter for at least one departmental Journal Club
- Participation in a department-based quality or research project
- Meet expectations at 1year evaluation with manager
PATIENT CARE/AGE SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS
Independently anticipates and always responds appropriately to the age related patients’ psychosocial and physical needs. Independently obtains and integrates clinical information in terms of age and developmental needs of patients and responds appropriately.
ACCESS TO PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION
- Name, Demographic, Financial, and Clinical
- Computer system access is assigned based on manager’s access level request and on the minimum necessary as described in this job description. Approval for level of access is given by the system administrator or manager of the department that has ownership of system/module. See Computer System Access Controls Policy.
QUALIFICATIONS / JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Ability to communicate effectively with interdisciplinary medical team
- Computer skills
- Writing skills
LICENSE/CERTIFICATION
- Current Illinois State license as a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist (unless RD-eligible)
- Current registration as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; or, RD-eligible status with clear path towards completion of registration
MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
N/A
INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CONTACTS
- Food service employees
- Interdisciplinary medical team
- Patients and families
- Ancillary department employees
- Administrative staff and other employees
ENVIRONMENT
- Sits at desk 50% of day; On feet and walking 50%
- Exposed to patients on respiratory isolation
- Potential for exposure to chemicals, airborne diseases, blood and bodily fluids.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be as an all inclusive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Qualifications
Education
Required
Licenses & Certifications
Required
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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