"Duties:
Under general supervision of the Associate Director of Nursing and in accordance with Physician or Physician extender will provide education and guidance with meal planning, care coordination, nutrition evaluation and recommendation.
PURPOSE: Provides optimum nutritional care to patients through assessing nutritional needs; developing, implementing and re-evaluating nutritional care plans; and educating patients and families. Reports to the Clinical Nutrition Manager.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
Screens and assesses patients in a accurate and timely manner; determines patients' nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care.
Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences.
Monitors patients for and evaluates food/drug interaction, counsel patients when appropriate and documents in the patients' interdisciplinary care plan.
Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical and social data in medical record as it applies to
nutritional care.
Instructs patients concerning diet, and monitors patients' reaction to diet.
Documents diet, diet instruction and patient's expected compliance to diet in nutrition
assessinent
Practices proper hand hygiene upon entering and exiting patient's room.
Adheres to proper patient identification standards when providing nutrition care.
Consults with physician regarding appropriate diet modifications.
Participates in patient rounds with patient health-care team of vrious services.
Counsels patient and/or their family prior to discharge concerning the preparation of special therapeutic or modified diets at home.
Informs diet office staff special food preferences for patients.
Participates in nutritional training of field placement students.
Maintains records of clinical productivity, assessments, follow-up charting, ete. as requested by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.
May participate in Health Day, community fairs, ete. as a representative of the department.
May relieve in all areas/units as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Baccalaureate degree in nutritional sciences which includes courses in chemistry, nutrition and diet and disease OR
Masters degree in nutritional sciences from an accredited college or university.
Registration from the Commission on Dietetic Registration OR
Verification for eligibility to sit for the Registration exam AND
Skills: Two years of experience
Certification/License:
Certificate of Dietic Registration (CDR) - Required
NY State Office of Professionals Registered License - Preferred
Primary Source Verification - required
AHA BLS - required
Schedule Notes:
Required Experience: (Skills, Past work experience) -Registered Dietitian (RD) certification -
Acute care experience -Experience providing enteral/parenteral nutrition recommendations.
In-person Interview required.
Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree
Department: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES
Shift Timings: 08:00 AM EST - 04:00 PM EST
Hours Per Day: 8.00
Hours Per Week: 40.00
Days Per Week: 5.00"
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: Up to $46.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
License/Certification:
- Registered Dietitian (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Queens, NY 11432 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Queens, NY 11432: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person