Registered Dietitian-VHSNJ Home Care-FT- Woodland Park
About The Position
Visiting Health Services of New Jersey (VHSNJ), a partnership between Hackensack Meridian Health and St. Joseph's Health, provides home health care and hospice services to patients and families in Passaic, Bergen, and parts of Morris counties. Its multidisciplinary teams provide care in patients' homes. The Registered Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy to assigned home-care patients in accordance with established policies. The role includes assessing patient needs, developing and implementing nutrition care plans, providing counseling and education, coordinating with patients, families, case managers and other care team members, and maintaining timely and complete medical record documentation. The dietitian also maintains professional credentials and participates in continuing education and development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- One year of experience.
- Registered Dietitian license.
- Lift, push, and pull at least 10 pounds and stand at least four hours per day.
Nice To Haves
- Home health experience.
- Credentialing or award by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) through successful completion of a registration examination.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical nutrition therapy to assigned patients in accordance with established policies, including patient and family interviews, medical record review, care planning, collaboration with other disciplines, nutrition education and counseling, and documentation.
- Provide physician-prescribed nutritional counseling to patients and families in their homes.
- Ensure initial assessments and consults are completed within department timeframes and that medical record review supports appropriate therapy for the patient's condition or diagnosis.
- Develop, implement, and promote quality medical nutrition therapy based on patient needs.
- Complete nutrition assessments, reassessments, and care plans to meet identified patient needs.
- Evaluate diet prescriptions and recommend and implement changes when necessary.
- Communicate patient progress and needs to the case manager and participate in care plan management.
- Collaborate with patient care staff and team members to address continuum-of-care needs, including before discharge when necessary.
- Provide effective, professional nutrition education and counseling to patients and families, taking readiness to learn and educational needs into account.
- Measure and document patient or family understanding of medical nutrition therapy principles and provide educational materials tailored to individual needs.
- Ensure medical nutrition therapy documentation meets departmental guidelines and is completed in a timely manner.
- Maintain Commission on Dietetic Registration recertification requirements and attend 10–15 hours of continuing education annually.
- Document professional development activities independently and inform the supervisor of status.
- Perform other assigned duties or projects and adhere to HMH organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Paid time off and paid leave.
- Travel reimbursement.
- 401(k) match or retirement benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Wellness programs.
- Learning and development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
