Clinical Dietitian - Elyria Cancer Center - Mercy Health

Bon Secours Mercy Health•Elyria, OH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

To provide high quality healthcare through the provision of medical nutrition therapy in a variety of settings to meet the needs of patients, their families and other healthcare professionals. This role involves determining WIC Medical/Nutritional risk, providing nutrition education and support to WIC participants, and coordinating duties with the Program Manager. The Clinical Dietitian will also assist in outreach programs, represent the WIC Program on advisory boards, develop local procedures, provide in-services to WIC staff, and act as a preceptor for students. The position requires maintaining RD/LD credentials through continuing education.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree (B.S.) in nutrition field required
L.D. required
R.D. eligible
Must successfully complete preprofessional experience/practicum (Coordinated Program in Dietetics, post-graduate internship) for R.D. eligibility.
Must pass exam given by Commission on Dietetic Registration of American Dietetic Association.
Obtain L.D. CEU’s 75 hours/5 years earned (by the Ohio Board of Dietetics) required by law to maintain R.D./L.D. status.
One to three years of experience

Responsibilities

Determination of WIC Medical/Nutritional risk in accordance with State WIC Policies, evaluating objective and subjective data to determine initial or continued nutritional eligibility of WIC participant and documenting accordingly.
Documentation of WIC medical/nutritional eligibility or ineligibility on required forms and in the cert system.
Making appropriate referrals to physicians and/or social agencies.
Assisting participants at medical/nutritional risk in achieving positive change in improved nutritional status through effective nutrition education and the use of WIC supplemental foods.
Providing individualized nutrition education based upon an assessment of participant’s nutritional risk, cognitive ability and lifestyle.
Prescribing and documenting participant’s food package in accordance with medical/nutritional risk.
Entering appropriate data on participant’s risk assessment screen including referrals, nutritional risk codes, and food package.
Providing individual and group mid-cert nutrition education for both high risk and non-high risk WIC participants and documenting according to State/Local WIC Policies.
Assisting in outreach programs for area physicians and community agencies; providing updates and information about the operations of the program.
Providing community nutrition education programs and in-services to physicians and local community service agencies.
Representing Trumbull County WIC Program by serving on Advisory Boards and Committees within the Hospital and/or community.
Developing, revising and/or implementing standard local procedures as specified in the State WIC Policy and Procedure Letter/Manual.
Providing in-services to WIC staff on State WIC Program nutrition education policies and procedures and on current nutrition literature/topics.
Acting as a preceptor to dietetic and health care students by providing orientation and training on the WIC Program and evaluating students’ performance.
Attending in-services/meetings, WIC seminars and nutrition education conferences to maintain RD/LD credentials.
Performing other duties as assigned by Program Manager.