Senior Clinical Dietitian - Medical Center

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

• Consults individually with clients regarding nutritional concerns. Recommends nutrition plans to clients based on physical results goals and concerns. Corresponds with other health care professionals regarding clients nutrition care plan as necessary.

• Acts as a resource person for all nutrition inquiries and provide counseling while upholding Houston Methodist and industry standards of ethics. 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.

• Helps drive improvement of department scores for employee engagement i.e. peertopeer accountability.

• Assesses the nutrition status of clients and/or patients. Implements nutritional care according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP). Develops and instructs nutrition education classes in conjunction with dietitian team. Consistently evaluates the patients comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly. Utilizes evidencebased knowledge applied to the patients condition and recommends change in the plan of care.

• Advocates on patient/familys behalf to identify and resolve clinical and ethical concerns utilizing appropriate resources.

• Initiates improvements towards department score for patient satisfaction through peertopeer accountability to service standards.

• Selfinitiates crosscoverage assistance to ensure continuity of care. Identifies and documents evaluation of outcomes. Collaborates with health care team to document correct degree of malnutrition in EMR to ensure adequate intervention for positive outcomes.

• Provides care to increasingly complex patients coordinates care with the interprofessional team. Utilizes sound clinical judgement using an evidencebased analytical approach to ensure patient nutrition needs are met.

• Ensures continuity of care by completing quality monitors. Identifies areas of practice improvements with researchbased evidence to achieve patient safety outcomes supported by accurate documentation. Completes quality indicators for meeting department and hospital targets on the clinical nutrition dashboard.

• Completes activity/productivity & other reports on timely basis. Utilizes resources with cost effectiveness and value creation in mind. Selfmotivated to independently manage time effectively and prioritize daily tasks assisting coworkers as needed.

• Contributes towards meeting department financial targets through adjusting nutrition care plan to provide the most appropriate and costeffective therapy optimizing efficiency and other areas according to department specifications.

• Actively participates and is the nutrition representative on at least one department committee task force and work group. Participates in a minimum of one continuous quality improvement/process improvement project.

• Serves as a mentor and trainer with the department. Conducts interdepartmental and interprofessional training & mentorship to include: a minimum of one diet knowledge training session for nutrition assistants annually mentorship of student volunteers as applicable and subspecialty training on nutrition care for dietitians and other healthcare professionals.

• Serves as a preceptor for dietetic interns who are a part of an ACEND accredited dietetic internship program. Preceptor responsibilities to include mentoring and training interns to utilize the nutrition care process appropriately hands on training for Nutrition Focused Physical Assessments cosigning nutrition care notes in the EMR and evaluation of an interns performance based on ACEND competencies.

• Seeks opportunities to identify selfdevelopment needs and takes appropriate action. Maintains professional development competencies by reviewing research for application to practice. 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.

• Three years clinical nutrition experience as a Registered Dietitian

• RD Registered Dietician (CDR) by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 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

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

• 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) No

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 its founding in 1919 Houston Methodist Hospital has earned worldwide recognition. Houston Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New YorkPresbyterian Hospital one of the nations leading centers for medical education and research. In 2020 U.S. News & World ReportnamedHouston Methodist Hospitalto its top ranked Honor Roll for the fourth time and second consecutive year. 2020 also marked the ninth year in a row Houston Methodist Hospital has been named the No. 1 hospital in Texas. Houston Methodist Hospital directs millions of research dollars into patient care and offers the latest innovations in medical surgical and diagnostic techniques. With 952 operating beds 85 operating rooms and over 8000 employees Houston Methodist offers complete care for patients from around the world.

The same highquality care for which Houston Methodist is known is available at several Emergency Care Centers in Houston and the surrounding areas. These Emergency Care Centers house exam rooms full digital radiography suite low radiation dose 16slice CT scan ultrasound and a full onsite stat chemistry lab.