Clinical Dietitian - Cardiac Rehabilitation - PT - Day

Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS

53d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Dietitian provides medical nutrition training and nutritional assessments for outpatients at the Cotton O'Neil Heart Center. Although located at the Heart Center, the incumbent will provide services, as appropriate, to the broader clinic outpatient population with the targeted diagnoses. Primary focus will be patients with one or more of the following diagnoses: Heart Failure Chronic Renal Disease Coronary Artery Disease Diabetes Obesity Hypertension Dyslipidemia

Requirements

Dietitian License - KDADS Required
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) - CDR Required
Basic Life Support - BLS Required within 3 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

Hospital or ambulatory clinic experience.

Responsibilities

Obtains nutrition history and conducts a nutrition assessment.
Makes recommendations for nutrition support, enteral and parenteral nutrition.
Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and available sources. Correlates this plan with other healthcare professionals.
Instructs or counsels patients and/or their families in nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection, preparation, and specific diet education.
Evaluates nutritional care and provides follow-up continuity of care.
Documents nutrition care plans and information into the patient’s medical records.
Assists in maintaining EPIC for accuracy and productivity
Teaches nutrition and diet therapy to hospital personnel, community groups, and Nutritional Services team members. Performs in-service training to At Your Request team members
Keeps updated on nutrition research to remain current on nutrition issues.
Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health
Performs other duties as assigned