Dietitian - Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care - PRN
About The Position
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This PRN Registered Dietitian position is at the Good Samaritan - Ambassador facility in New Hope, MN, a five-star, 77-bed facility specializing in Long Term and Post-Acute care. The role involves planning, developing, and providing diet interventions, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition care, and preventive counseling to individuals and groups across various care settings, including acute care, skilled nursing, out-patient, and community settings.
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in dietetics or food and nutrition through an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited program.
- Clinical nutrition experience through an approved coordinated undergraduate program or successful completion of post graduate internship required.
- Currently holds Registered Dietitian (RD) license within the applicable state(s).
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
- Must hold active registered dietitian license with state of MN prior to a start date.
Nice To Haves
- For applicable states, proof of a temporary/limited permit nutritionist license will be considered for registry eligible individuals in the event they are waiting to test for their CDR.
- Individuals will be allowed two exam attempts within three months of hire into their position.
Responsibilities
- Provides medical nutrition therapy services and monitors nutritional care of clients/patients/residents of all ages including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric as assigned.
- Determines nutritional status through nutritional assessment, individualized care plans, provider order recommendations and implementation of nutrition therapy (including verbal orders, diet modification, nutrition support, oral nutrition supplements).
- Provides education and counseling for disease and nutrition risk management, and evaluates outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions.
- Optimizes self-management education and skills in the care of clients/patients/residents with chronic conditions.
- Recognizes, evaluates, and provides for nutritional needs based on cultural, ethnic, and religious beliefs.
- Evaluates treatments or procedures for effectiveness using an evidence-based approach.
- Works on nutrition care protocols for the assigned area and acts as leader for the health care team in the implementation of the nutrition therapies.
- Educates on diet according to disease state, medical condition and health risk.
- Incorporates new trends and techniques as necessary to design care plan and update standards of care educational material.
- Assists in tailoring clinical education and associated materials for use with clients/patients/residents, families and caregivers.
- Performs quality control and maintains a high standard in relation to infection control mechanisms for safety.
- Is aware and conscious of individual's insurance coverage and reimbursement circumstances.
- Participates in clinical performance improvement activities, including research that tests new treatments or procedures for clinical evidence of outcomes.
Benefits
- Access to world-class health care
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Career Level
Mid Level
