Dietician - PRN

Overview

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

Serve as expert in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

- Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.

- Approve patient menus and nutritional supplements.

- Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications and food selection and preparation.

- Provide nutritional assessments per facility policy and regulation.

- Review and approve menus developed by the facility.

- Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.

- Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient.

- Participate in treatment team as appropriate.

- Review and approve facility diet manual annually in conjunction with medical staff.

- Promote better health by speaking to groups about diet, nutrition and the relationship between good eating habits and preventing or managing specific diseases.

- Monitor food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards as needed.

OTHER FUNCTIONS:

- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

- Bachelor's degree from an accredited University in Dietetics, Nutrition or similar field acceptable for licensure.

- Experience with Eating Disorders and Substance use strongly preferred in facilities working with those patient populations.

LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:

- Current registered dietician or registration as required by state or eligible for endorsement by the state in which the facility provides services.

- ServSafe certification or similar food safety certification where required by the state or facility.

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