Dietitian (Flexi)

Chesapeake Regional Healthcare•Chesapeake, VA

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About The Position

In accordance with the National Scope and Standards of Diabetes Educators, as well as the National Standards for Diabetes Education and Support, the Dietitian assesses the needs of patients and designs, implements, and evaluates a teaching plan. The dietitian provides individual nutritional counseling in the following areas: diabetes, weight management, bariatric, hyperlipidemia, cardiac, nutrition support, hypoglycemia, general nutrition wellness, pregnancy, gestational diabetes, G.I. related disease problems, pulmonary nutrition, and more. The Dietitian is also responsible for facilitating and assisting in the development of programs for group sessions, seminars, cooking demonstrations, supermarket tours, and lectures for the local businesses/community. Interacts with an interdisciplinary team of health professionals. Promotes positive behavior change with client population using motivational interviewing techniques, goal setting and effective client communication and support. Evaluate and assist clients with barriers to change.

Requirements

Successful completion of a Registered Dietitian program
Applicants must be a Registered Dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) with a current CDR status.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor or Master of Science Degree in Nutrition, Dietetics
2+ years in teaching nutritional concepts in a hospital or outpatient nutritional program

Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one and group outpatient medical nutritional counseling
Conduct group sessions relative to weight loss and maintenance, diabetes management, cardiac risk management, pulmonary management, and general nutritional wellness
Provide diabetes self-management education and support in all 9 content areas as defined by the National Standards of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Assess the nutritional needs of outpatients and develop nutritional care plans with prescribed therapeutic diets for nutritional problems
Educate patients about behavior modification relative to diet
Document all information on the progress of each individual in patient charts and in the electronic health record
Communicate with the patient's provider or the provider's office to report on the patient's progress
Assist in the implementation of the assessment plan, and in the implementation and evaluation stages of the scientific process
Assist in developing and revising programs for individual and group interventions
Participate in the Diabetes Program Quality Improvement Plan
Participate on the Diabetes Advisory Committee
Facilitate programs, seminars, cooking demonstrations, supermarket tours, and lectures for the local businesses, the community, and the Lifestyle Center
Meet with local employers to determine employee needs and nutritional services being offered
Assist in answering phones to provide potential clients with program information
Provide information to patient program participants and the general public regarding Lifestyle Center programs and related services
Make appropriate referrals to the Lifestyle Center programs