REGISTERED DIETITIAN I 1022-4531 Job in Fresno, California US
REGISTERED DIETITIAN I 1022-4531
Responsible for providing clinical nutrition care services to patients/clients in response to protocol physician's orders to include the following: assessment of Patient's nutritional risks/status, development of care plans to meet nutritional needs of patients, counseling of patients family members, and education of patients, family members caregivers. In addition, hospital Based RD work w/ the Food Service staff to coordinate the food w/ the diet orders, work to establish quality standard w/ staff and services provided may be on medical center wide basis, in specialty area (e.g. ambulatory, maternal/child health, home health, hospice, etc.) /or across the continuum. Essential Functions: - Provides comprehensive nutritional care, which is customer focused cost effective, while maintaining high quality service standards, to our members. - Provides nutritional screening assessment of patients for appropriate nutrition intervention. - In accordance with physician orders, develop individualized nutrition care plans based on patient's age, sex, diagnosis, cultural background, pain level, preferences, religious practices. - Conducts audits /or menu reviews, ensures patient menus or supplemental feedings meet nutritional requirements physician's orders for individual patients to include size, age, gender, cultural backgrounds, preferences, diagnosis, pain level, religious practices. - Develops meal plans to meet the member's lifestyle. Documents medical records as appropriate. - Coordinates activities w/ the food service department to insure quality accuracy of the food served to the patients. - Monitors the accuracy of the tray related to the MNT or diet order according to diet manual. - Checks for quality of product is responsible for corrections quality follow-up w/ manager/supervisor, staff, or vendor. - Writes assessments, implements nutritional care plans, follows the care progress of the patients per protocol. - Participate in the design, development implementation of high quality, cost effective food clinical nutrition programs, policies practices in the medical center, ensure compliance w/ administrative, legal regulatory requirements. - Assists in the development, implementation maintenance of nutrition care, service standards. - Participates in the development implementation of quality, service performance improvement processes related to the delivery of clinical nutrition services. - Contributes to the overall cost structure service improvement goals of the Service Area. - Conducts quality assurance audits participates in committees meetings to receive report information. Assists in compiling audit information standard setting. - Provide feedback to Division Food Clinical Nutrition Services staff or menu modifications revision. Provides input to the budget process. - May provide in-service training to staff. - Participates in the organizations quality program. - Helps identify risk factors and establish performance targets goals. - Performs quality audits, reviews work, assists others to improve performance. - Performs other related duties as necessary. - May mentor, assist, review, assign, correct, organize and/or coordinate the work of new employees, students, Nutrition Aides, Nutrition Clerks, Nutrition Assistants and Diet Technician Registered but does not have the authority to hire, fire or discipline. Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: - Minimum of six months of experience as a Registered Dietitian. - Bachelor's degree in Food /or Nutritional Science. - Current registration w/ the Commission on Dietetic Registry (CDR) in good standing. - Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI, prior to employment start date. - Knowledge of clinical competencies based on Nutrition Care Standards of the American Dietetic Association, California Dietetic Association (CDA), American Society for Partenteral Enteral Nutrition. - Knowledge of applicable federal, state, local regulations, The Joint Commission requirements. - Strong communication, interpersonal, customer service skills required. - Collaboration problem solving skills required. - Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment. - Also, refer to position specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement. SCHEDULE: Day Shift, 12 hours, Every Friday - 8:00AM - 4:30PM, Every other Sunday - 8:00AM - 4:30PM *Scheduled days and hours are dependent upon departmental needs and may include holidays and weekends; will follow the contract for notification of schedule change.