Per Diem Clinical Registered Dietitian

CarePoint Health•Hoboken, NJ

42d

About The Position

As a Clinical Dietitian you will be responsible for providing basic nutrition assessments and care planning for patients. Assessing the nutritional needs of patients; providing quality nutritional care and monitoring response to nutrition therapy as appropriate to age-specific nutrition. Ensures that the highest degree of quality patient care is maintained at all times Provides clinical nutrition assessment and documentation for general medical and surgical oncology, bariatric/weight management and critical care Identify and provide age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families. Maintains quality assurance and evaluates compliance with corporate policies and procedures and State and Federal guidelines Assists in planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the Food & Nutrition Department, its programs and activities Assists Food & Nutrition team members in use of departmental policies and procedures Provides written/oral reports to the Administrator or required concerning the operations of the Food & Nutrition Department Manages and improves policies, procedures, and programs to assure compliance with regulatory requirements by making oral/written recommendations to the Clinical Nutrition Manager Develops and participates in educational sessions for team members to increase knowledge of staff and improve resident care for the Food & Nutrition Department Reviews appropriate web sites, publications and other educational materials to ensure that the standards of practice are being achieved Monitors food temperature and taste through the use of Test Trays, Meal Evaluations and review of Food Temperature Logs Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Nutritional Science or closely related field
Up to 1 yr of post degree course work and/or internship with no previous external experience required
Registered Dietitian/Registered Dietitian Nutritionist registration with American Dietetic Association required at time of hire
AHA BLS Provider Certification required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrate knowledge of current computer systems, equipment or programs used in the organization, knowlegdge of MediTech a plus
Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, etc.

Responsibilities

providing basic nutrition assessments and care planning for patients
Assessing the nutritional needs of patients
providing quality nutritional care and monitoring response to nutrition therapy as appropriate to age-specific nutrition
Ensuring the highest degree of quality patient care is maintained at all times
Providing clinical nutrition assessment and documentation for general medical and surgical oncology, bariatric/weight management and critical care
Identifying and providing age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families
Maintaining quality assurance and evaluates compliance with corporate policies and procedures and State and Federal guidelines
Assisting in planning, developing, organizing, implementing and evaluating the Food & Nutrition Department, its programs and activities
Assisting Food & Nutrition team members in use of departmental policies and procedures
Providing written/oral reports to the Administrator or required concerning the operations of the Food & Nutrition Department
Managing and improving policies, procedures, and programs to assure compliance with regulatory requirements by making oral/written recommendations to the Clinical Nutrition Manager
Developing and participating in educational sessions for team members to increase knowledge of staff and improve resident care for the Food & Nutrition Department
Reviewing appropriate web sites, publications and other educational materials to ensure that the standards of practice are being achieved
Monitoring food temperature and taste through the use of Test Trays, Meal Evaluations and review of Food Temperature Logs
Performing other related duties as assigned