Clinical Dietitian PRN-Days

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

• Functions as a collaborative interprofessional team member by participating in care coordination rounds. Seeks guidance from others and collaborates with all members of the interprofessional care team by actively communicating and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner.

• Uses therapeutic communication which includes active listening and teaching to establish a relationship with patients families and interprofessional health care team to collaborate on the plan of care. Communicates regular updates to management nursing physicians and other staff as needed to care for patients.

• Contributes towards improvement of department scores for employee engagement i.e. peertopeer accountability.

• Implements nutritional care according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP) which includes but not limited to medical nutrition therapy nutrition education monitoring and reassessment of nutrition care plans recommending consultation of adjunctive services (social services speech pathology immediate referral to RN re: pain assessment etc.) as indicated and termination of nutrition interventions as clinically indicated.

• Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Assessment (NFPA) as indicated based on NFPA findings identifying patients with malnutrition degree of malnutrition and whether present on admission or hospital acquired. Collaborates with health care team to document correct degree of malnutrition in electronic medical record (EMR) to ensure adequate intervention for positive outcomes

• Ensures correct degree of malnutrition and whether malnutrition is present on admission or hospital acquired is documented in the EMR for hospital financial indicators.

• Contributes towards improvement of department score for patient satisfaction through peertopeer accountability to service standards.

• Ensures continuity of care by completing quality monitors. Identifies and documents evaluation of outcomes by completing test trays of various diets to ensure quality consistency and accuracy of meals provided.

• Provides care to patients and coordinates care with the interprofessional team. Manages usual patient assignments and other departmental demands completes patient care responsibilities in a timely manner with accurate documentation. Uses evidencebased practice to support care and communicate directly with interprofessional team to ensure patient nutrition needs are met.

• Identifies opportunities for corrective action and process improvement. Identifies areas of practice improvements with researchbased evidence to achieve patient safety outcomes supported by accurate documentation. Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and safety.

• Positively impacts quality and cost outcomes by assuring optimal medical nutrition therapy to minimize potential complications related to alterations of nutrition status. Adjusts nutrition care plan to provide the most appropriate and costeffective therapy. Ensures correct degree of malnutrition and whether malnutrition is present on admission or hospital acquired is documented in the EMR for hospital financial indicators.

• Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Selfmotivated to independently manage time effectively minimzing incidental overtime and prioritize daily tasks assisting coworkers as needed. Meets labor productivity standards by effectively managing established patient load assignments.

• Maintains professional development competencies by reviewing research for application to practice. Maintains semiannual professional portfolio for professional growth.

• Conducts interdepartmental training & mentorship to include: a minimum of one diet knowledge training session for nutrition assistants annually mentorship of student volunteers and/or food service employees as applicable.

• Seeks opportunities to identify selfdevelopment needs and takes appropriate action. Ensures own career discussions occur with appropriate management. Completes and updates the My Development Plan on an ongoing basis.

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications Licenses and Registrations section.

• Completion of dietetic internship accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

• Completion of supervised practice hours (per Commission on dietetic Registration (CDR) requirements) and/or within a dietetic internship accredited by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

• RD Registered Dietician (CDR) AND
• LD License Dietitian State Licensure within 60 days

• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA)

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Working knowledge of local City Food Ordinance guidelines and Health department standards

• Ability to function independently and exercise judgment in interactions with physicians interprofessional care team and patients and their families

• Possesses comprehensive computer knowledge including Microsoft products

• Exhibits strong interpersonal teamwork and leadership skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients visitors physicians and coworkers

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) Yes

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Since 1998 Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital has been serving Fort Bend and the surrounding counties. Residents have come to rely on a level of compassionate care and leadingedge technology that was once available only in the Texas Medical Center. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospitaltied for No. 4 in Houston and No. 6 (threeway tie) in Texas in U.S. News & World Reports best hospital rankings in 2020.With 316 operating beds 24 operating rooms and over 2400 employees Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital was designed to provide comprehensive personalized care for the community.