Clinical Dietitian
Clinical Dietitian
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Job Description
Diabetes Educator
Job Type: Full Time M-F 8AM to 5PM *rotating on call*
Wage Range: $28.46-51.85
Who We Are:
People are our passion and purpose. Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Trios Health anchored by Trios Southridge Hospital offers a lifetime of care across a broad spectrum of healthcare specialties and fact weve built what has become one of Eastern Washingtons largest multi-specialty medical groups.
Department/Unit Summary: Responsible for the planning and implementation of the nutrition care of the patients in accordance with applicable federal state and local standards and regulations clinical guidelines and policies and procedures. Collaborates with Nutritional Services director to ensure accurate food service is provided to patients.
How youll contribute:
- Completes annual competency testing and maintains professional growth and development portfolio to maintain registration and licensure/certification
- Performs job based on applicable federal state and local regulations company policies and procedures and evidenced based clinical guidelines
- Participates in the hospitals performance improvement program by conducting aggregating trending and acting on data for key clinical nutrition indicators
- Participates in quality assurance activities that ensure oral nutrition therapy is safe and accurate from the culinary department
- Participates in the survey process; maintains a presence at all times while surveyors are on-site and directs the timely collection of information required by the survey team.
- Undertakes corrective action while survey is in progress if appropriate; works with other hospital departments to develop survey plan of correction as needed
- Conducts initial assessments and reassessments on all patients admitted to the hospital.
- Ensure proper completion of documentation (assessments care plans education discharge planning)
- Provides ongoing reassessment to ensure optimal nutrition therapy is provided
- Interviews patients family members legal representatives and/or significant others to obtain diet history food preferences and other pertinent information needed to develop and/or update plan of care
- Advocates for patient to protect and promote patients rights and accommodate individual needs and cultural/religious preferences.
- Conducts meal rounds to ensure patients are receiving therapy that meets patients needs
- Coordinates with culinary department to resolve patients concerns or dissatisfactions with diet or meal service.
- Provides oversight of the menu management process
- Reviews and approves all patient menus in the facility; must approve any substitutions provided to patients
- Provides oversight for the transcription of diet orders in the department to ensure accuracy.
- Provides oversight to patient snack process to ensure compliance with the diet order and distributed to patients timely.
- Provides training to staff as needed on therapeutic diets and menus food allergens or other related topics.
- Other Duties as assigned
Qualifications and requirements:
- Bachelors degree or higher in dietetics or nutrition related field.
- Registration from the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- State licensure/certification if required by state.
- Previous experience in acute care setting preferred.
What we offer:
Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our addition to your base compensation this position also offers:
Comprehensive medical dental and vision plans plus flexible-spending and health- savings accounts
Competitive paid time off and extended illness bank package for full-time employees
Income-protection programs such as life accident critical-injury insurance short- and long-term disability and identity theft coverage
Tuition reimbursement loan assistance and 401(k) matching
About Us
Trios Health is part ofLifepoint Health a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestoneyour experience matters
EEOC Statement
Trios Health is an Equal Opportunity Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Employment Type
Full-Time
