Outpatient Clinical Dietitian - Cardiology Services

Who We Are

Founded in 1986 Thomas Cuisine is an awardwinning privately held contract food service company. We advocate the healing power of whole foods and believe in preparing scratchmade cuisine fresh each day. Every Thomas Cuisine team member is an ambassador carrying out our mission reflecting our values and building relationships while doing the right thing.

Whats in it for you

Benefits:

Fulltime roles include:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits with several plan options to choose from!
• Generous Paid Time Off and Leave Programs.
• Employee referral program
• Access to wellness initiatives financial planning mental health assistance and more.

Wage range:$39.14 per hour to $47.00 per hour (range depends on experience education and specialty certifications).

Schedule: 4 days a week: 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

Your Impact

The Outpatient Clinical Dietitian at Enloe Health Cardiology Services collaborates closely with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide nutrition education and counseling to patients receiving treatment. Primary responsibilities include developing and implementing nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy based on established standards of care and practice protocols/guidelines. The dietitian ensures that customer needs and satisfaction are met or exceeded manages resources in a costeffective manner and participates in performance improvement initiatives. Additionally the dietitian maintains professional competency and skills necessary for practice utilizes electronic health records (EHR) flowsheets and notes and ensures efficient dietitian workflow descriptions are followed in the outpatient setting.

Reports to

Directly: Clinical Nutrition Manager

Responsibilities

• Conducts a nutrition assessment for patients at nutritional risk within required time frames. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidencebased standards.
• Provides appropriate documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in the patients medical record including nutrition assessment diagnosis plan/goals implementation and progress towards goals.
• Participates in multidisciplinary care conferences and discharge planning activities as appropriate. Works closely with other disciplines including OT PT Speech and Social Services to ensure continuity of care.
• Performs nutrition diagnosis after identifying the problem and clarifying the cause of the problem with the patients medical team.
• Develops and implements or makes recommendations for an individualized plan for nutrition intervention including enteral and parenteral nutrition.
• Reviews/approves therapeutic diets to ensure compliance with all state and federal guidelines.
• Assesses and evaluates techniques that consider the varied needs of agespecific populations as well as cultural religious and ethnic concerns.
• Works collaboratively with and provides area supervision of dining service staff to assure accuracy of diet prescriptions and high level of customer satisfaction/scores.
• Provides appropriate followup in accordance with the patients treatment goals referring patients for outpatient counseling community resources or home services as appropriate.
• Conducts inservices and education presentations to hospital/department staff.
• Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities as required including information for scheduling and billing of ambulatory care services.
• Participates in the orientation and training of new dietitians and DTRs. Functions as a preceptor to dietetic students and interns. Plans learning experiences.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Nutrition Expertise

• Interprets evaluates and utilizes current evidencebased nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy.
• Ensures compliance with current CMS and state regulations and the nutrition care process.
• Provides support and expertise as needed.

Patient Relations

• Interfaces regularly and professionally with Culinary Administrator DON Executive Directors patients residents and families.
• Participates in client meetings training and activities as needed.

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that may be required for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Position may require up to 25% travel.

Job Requirements

• Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) required.
• Experience or strong interest in outpatient nutrition counseling
• Knowledge of evidencebased MNT for a wide variety of medical conditions including but not limited to: cardiovascular health dyslipidemia CHF surgery recovery diabetes obesity/wt control healthy lifestyle.

Language Skills

Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or regulations. Ability to complete assessments and write reports; read draft and reply to email; and present information and respond to questions from groups of clients customers residents and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure use whole numbers and common fractions and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral or verbal form.

Essential Physical Requirements

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be achieved by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & responsibilities. Must be able to:

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & responsibilities.

• While performing the duties of this Job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Our commitment to you

Thomas Cuisine is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. We believe in Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging and our mission is to create an inclusive work environment where all employees differences are celebrated their thoughts matter and everyone feels safe to bring their authentic selves to work.