Registered Dietitian - hospital

FT Registered Dietitian - Hybrid

Position Purpose

Registered Dietitian - health professionals who are experts in nutrition and the human diet. Dietitians blend scientific research, nutrition, behavioral science, and social science to promote health, prevent disease, and shape the dietary choices of healthy and sick people.

What you will do :

• Develops, implements and documents plan of care based on assessments of nutritional needs in correlation with other health care plans.
• Provides individualized diet counseling for patient / family as needed. Complies / develops appropriate educational materials. Translates scientific research into meaningful instruction for clients.
• Evaluates and documents the effectiveness of nutritional intervention and provides follow up for continuity of care. Provides effective hand-off communication between team members.
• Maintains accurate department records and documentation in a timely and understandable manner.
• Attends discharge-planning conferences when offered.
• Practices within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Scope of Practice, AND Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care, AND Standards of Professional Performance, Florida Department of Health licensure laws, Florida Department of Health rules and guidelines, and Holy Cross and Department of Food and Nutrition Services policies and procedures.
• Complies with regulatory standards and is knowledgeable of the standards, quality management efforts, and performance improvement projects.
• Provides meaningful direction to the diet office staff. Reviews menus as needed to assure compliance with established criteria and standards.
• Maintains flexibility in schedule according to patient and department staffing needs.
• Provides in-services and nutrition education for the healthcare team members. Serves as a liaison between the Food and Nutrition Services Department and individual patient care units.

Minimum Qualifications :