Clinical Dietitian - Clinical Nutrition - FT - Day
Stormont-Vail HealthCare•Topeka, KS
•Hybrid
About The Position
Under the general supervision of the Clinical Nutrition Manager (CNM)/Director of Nutritional Services, the Clinical Dietitian acts as a resource for nutrition information for medical staff. They perform and document nutritional assessments according to the MNT protocol and Stormont Vail Health Standards of Care, and collaborate inter-professionally to plan and implement patient care.
Requirements
- Hospital or ambulatory clinic experience.
- Dietitian License - KDADS Required
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) - CDR Required
Nice To Haves
- Ability to work unsupervised and provide professional direction to other healthcare professionals.
- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Executes and directs the Nutrition Care Process (assessment, nutrition diagnosis, intervention, monitoring and evaluation).
- Correlates this plan with other healthcare professionals.
- Completes the malnutrition assessment utilizing ASPEN/AND malnutrition criteria and Nutrition Focused Physical Exam (NFPE).
- Proposes appropriate interventions and collaborates with the medical/Interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
- Orders and manages nutrition support according to department protocols and standards of care.
- Displays proficiency in safe ordering and adjustment of all components of custom parenteral nutrition, monitors the patient’s response to the nutrition care delivered, adjusts interventions accordingly in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, and develops a transitional feeding care plan of nutrition support as appropriate.
- Provides evidence-based nutrition patient counseling and interprofessional healthcare team member training to meet specialized clinical needs to promote disease management.
- Customizes the content and learning strategies to address unique and complex situations.
- Continually enhances performance and demonstrates professional growth by advancing nutrition-related knowledge and skills.
- Keeps updated on nutrition research to remain current on best practices for optimum nutrition care.
- Complies with all policies, standards, mandatory training and requirements of Stormont Vail Health.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
