CLINICAL DIETITIAN AP - WEST BEND
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About The Position
The AP Dietitian is a credentialed specialist or expert in a narrow practice area with the ability to direct initiatives for quality and process improvement and protocol development. The AP dietitian is distinguished by completing necessary practice hours, successfully completing a national credentialing exam and maintaining education requirements to provide expert-level practice in the clinic setting. Alternatively, an AP dietitian may demonstrate top-of-scope practice by placing feeding tubes, following set training and successful completion of a tube placement competency. Under minimal supervision, the Advanced Practice (AP) Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy and/or diabetes self-management education to patients, individuals or groups for nutrition-related problems, chronic disease management and/or, prevention and well-being identified through referral, provider consult, nutrition screening or standards of care. The AP dietitian is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, discontinuing and documenting the nutrition plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team when warranted. This individual demonstrates competency and adheres to inpatient or clinic specific protocols and workflows to deliver care. The AP dietitian participates in compliance and quality improvement efforts to improve nutrition care provided throughout the organization.
