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Position Summary
The Clinical Dietitian position functionswithin the Medical Nutrition Services department and Community Wellness Team throughoutSEARHCs consortium. Acts as a teammember throughout the consortium on a wide variety of nutritional needs. Thisposition serves as part of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to providepatient care that is integrated, compatible with the patient-focused medicalgoals and culturally appropriate in accordance with SEARHCs strategic goals. Performs in a professional mannerand respects confidentiality and demonstrates qualities endorsed by followingthe seven Standards for Service Excellence within SEARHC.
Position Complexities
Required to make daily decisions on nutritional management about awide range of clinical problems for both inpatients and outpatients. This necessitates keeping up to date in allclinical areas to manage daily problems as well as on call. Complex problems may require literaturesearches, consultation with medical staff, other dietitians, as well as otherhealth professionals to determine a management plan. They must prioritize their time within theconstraints of food service, short term admissions and coordination ofnutritional care with other members of the health care team. Responsible for maintaining and applyingcurrent scientific knowledge about food and nutrition to individuals and groupsin states of health and disease to promote optimal health outcomes within thesocial, economic and cultural context of the Alaska Native/American Indianpopulation in accordance with SEARHCs primary objectives and the policies andprocedures of the medical nutrition services department. Must translate complex regulations from theJoint Commission (TJC) and state/federal standards into everyday practice. Provides counseling for patients and/or othercaregivers on nutritional principles, dietary plans, and food selections takinginto account age-specific, cultural, and ethnic requests. Participates in physician, hospitalnutrition services, and health care interdisciplinary teams and serves as theconsultant on nutritional care.
Accountabilities
Ambulatory Medical Nutrition Therapy
Serves on and works closely with themultidisciplinary ambulatory healthcare team to provide individual or groupnutrition screening, assessment, diagnosis, education, intervention, monitoringand evaluation using the Nutrition Care Process for ambulatory patients.Document nutrition care provided using established departmental protocol inpatients medical record including relevant coding.
Inpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy
Conductnutrition screening, assessment, diagnosis, education, intervention, monitoringand evaluation using the Nutrition Care Process for all hospitalized patientsat all levels of care and age. Document nutrition care provided usingestablished departmental protocol in patients medical record.
Long Term Care
Works closely with the multidisciplinarylong-term care team to provide nutrition guidance as well as individualassessments, diagnosis, education, intervention, monitoring and evaluationusing the Nutrition Care Process for residents. Document nutrition careprovided using established protocols in patients residents record.
Hospital Nutrition Services
Work closely with the Hospital NutritionServices staff to clarify or communicate patient diet orders, foodpreferences, menu choices and formula needs. Complete menu revisions,modifications and nutrient analysis of inpatient menus.
Team Membership
Serves as a member of the Diabetes Teamand Patient Care Conference when patient workload permits. Provides departmentleave and on-call coverage in collaboration with the Supervising Dietitian. Assistswith teaching the diabetes prevention program, be involved with the communityevents and facilities, and other activities that promote good nutrition.
Provides weight loss assessment and bariatricsurgery assessments and follow up in SEARHCs program and supports its patientsthroughout the consortium. Provides nutritional education orinformation via community health fairs and other outreach arenas when requestedand/or needed.
Other duties as assigned by the Supervising Dietitian and/orDivision Director or VP
Baseline Qualifications
Education/Experience
Bachelors Degree from school whose Nutrition, Dietetic,Institutional Management Programs is accredited by Commission on Accreditationfor Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) andcompletion of an approved dietetic internship program.
Two years experience as a clinicaldietitian is preferred.
License/Certification
Dietetic Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registrationand licensure from the State of Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community, andEconomic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and ProfessionalLicensing required within six months of hire.
Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) Desirable
Knowledge,Skills & Abilities:
Knowledgeof
Advanced level of medical nutritiontherapy and clinical knowledge.
Working level of computer knowledge.
Some knowledge of human behavior andtechniques for effective behavior change.
Skillsin
Clinical nutrition services: screening,assessment, diagnosis, education, intervention, monitoring and evaluation usingthe Nutrition Care Process for patients at all levels of care and age.
Skills in education, counseling, andteaching.
Competent using basic computer software:Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, Resource Patient Management System(RPMS) or other electronic medical record charting software.
Ability to
The ability to work with other staffmembers: the Hospital Nutrition staff as well as other healthcareprofessionals: physicians, nurses, Ward Clerks and other diabetes team members.
The ability to function independently onassigned patient care units.
The ability to communicate effectivelyin both written and verbal form to patients, public, hospital and medicalstaff, and physicians.
Position Urgency:
Normal
Shifts:
Will discuss at interview
State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active
Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
40
Specialty Type:
SEARHC does not recognize agency timecards for weekly invoicing. All agencies must use the facility approved and provided timecard located on our facility profile page. Any timecards not submitted on our approved timecard will be denied.
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***Pertains to Travel OB RN's:The nurse is on-call for 7 days in a row, 12 hours each day. The RN will receive a guaranteed 40 hours for the week. The nurse will not receive on-call or call back pay since they are already "on-call". The on-call nurse will have 30 minutes to respond to any page and cannot leave the island. On-call will rotate through staff every week, so each nurse will be on-call every 3 weeks.***
Sub Specialty:
Dietician
General Certifications:, General Certifications(LPC,LCSW); Other(RD,CDR)
Nursing Certifications:
Contract Length in Weeks:
13
