Dietitian
About The Position
As a dietitian at Encompass Health, you'll play a crucial role in promoting health and wellness through personalized nutrition plans. Your responsibilities will include assessing patients' nutritional needs, developing and implementing dietary plans, and providing education on healthy eating habits. In this role, you will instruct patients on post-discharge diets and monitor their nutritional status. The Dietitian plans diets and confers with patients, doctors, nursing staff and patient family members concerning these diets. The position monitors Nutrition Services provided to patients to ensure their standards of care are met in accordance with all associated regulatory agencies and the administrative policies of the hospital.
Requirements
- Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association
- State licensure required
- Bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited institution with a major in Food & Nutrition
Nice To Haves
- Membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics preferred
- One year of Clinical Dietetics experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Assessing patients' nutritional needs
- Developing and implementing dietary plans
- Providing education on healthy eating habits
- Instructing patients on post-discharge diets
- Monitoring patients' nutritional status
- Planning diets and conferring with patients, doctors, nursing staff and patient family members concerning these diets
- Monitoring Nutrition Services provided to patients to ensure their standards of care are met in accordance with all associated regulatory agencies and the administrative policies of the hospital
- Communicating with and counseling patients per physician orders and diet instructions
- Communicating with physicians and other involved disciplines in patient care
- Documenting pertinent information in patient's medical record according to established standards
- Implementing nutritional care plans, adapting menus, assisting patients with special dietary needs
- Collaborating with Nutrition Services Manager to maintain patient safety and appropriate therapeutic diets
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
