Summary & Objective
The Dietitian is responsible for the nutritional care and education of all patients/residents in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, our established policies and procedures, through physician/nurse referral.
Knowledge & Experience Requirements
· Current State of Florida license as a dietitian. · Registration or eligibility with the CDR of the American Dietetic Association. · BS in clinical dietetics or foods/nutrition; plus, one-year internship or equivalent, or master’s degree required. · Minimum of one-year clinical dietetics experience preferred. · Skilled Nursing and IRF experience preferred. · Must be able to provide own transportation to various locations in service areas, as required by duties · Must have knowledge of computer office/clinical software. · Must be able to read, write and understand the English language.
Essential Functions
· Reviews the dietary requirements of each patient/resident, as required, and assist the attending physician in planning for the patients/residents prescribed diet plan. · Ensure that all-interdisciplinary notes charted are informative and descriptive of the services provided and of the patients/resident’s response to the services. · Participates in discharge planning, development and implementation of patient care plans, patient assessments, etc., as required. · Involves the patient and family in planning objectives and goals for the patient. · Plans normal and special diet menus as prescribed by the attending physician · Evaluate and insure accuracy in the preparation of documentation. *Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Other Duties
· Provide information and other relevant updates audibly to patients, care givers and interdisciplinary team members as necessary. · Develop and participate in programs designed for in-service education, on-the-job training and orientation classes for newly hired personnel. · Respect and maximize team effort through interactions with both clinical sand support staff. · Positively interfaces with patient care teams and works in positive collaboration with interdisciplinary team. · Maintain your required licenses, certifications and mandatory skill updates. · Comply with all policies, local, state and federal laws and regulations. · Provide other duties of healthcare team member · Perform other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibility
· May serve as an interim department leader depending on need
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