Clinical Dietitian Lead

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial paves the way for quality innovative health care in East Texas and provides more than a quarter of a million patient services each year. With hospitals in Lufkin Livingston and San Augustine St. Luke’s Health-Memorial provides millions of dollars in charity care and community support each year.

• Coordinates and assists with clinical nutrition administrative duties and mentors Clinical Dietitians, students, performs
• administrative duties, and participates in patient satisfaction, quality management, and performance improvement
• projects and meetings. Collaborates with the leadership in Food and Nutrition Services, as well as leadership in other
• departments as it relates to patient care and nutrition. Performs duties of Clinical Dietitian II on a regular basis
• Conducts patient screening in accordance with specialized clinical guidelines for those at a specific nutritional risk.
• Perform nutritional assessment using age and gender appropriate standards, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds; and utilizing validated assessment tools resulting in nutrition related diagnosis when indicated. 
• Conducts routine screening to identify patients at nutritional risk. Collaborates within an interdisciplinary environment to contribute to facilitating care and identifying patients at nutrition risk or needing higher level of care.
• Develops an intervention plan which includes appropriate feeding route, mode, and nutrition prescription unique to patient’s specific needs, in accordance with physicians’ orders. Monitors and evaluates patient response to interventions by meeting specific measurable goals documented in the nutrition care plan in a timely and thorough manner in the medical record.
• Implements targeted and specific nutrition intervention(s) based on the specific medical condition. 
• Provides customized nutrition education to patients and/or families and caregivers. Actively participates as a member of the multispecialty, interdisciplinary care team to contribute toward overall patient care.
• Closely monitors, evaluates and rescreens patient nutrition status as appropriate. Updates plan of care as necessary.
• Follows up with patient as needed.
• For neonates and pediatric patients, coordinates nutrition services with California Children’s Services for patients covered by CCS.

• Supports patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.) and provides for the operational needs of these positions. 
• Collaborates in maintaining regulatory compliance (including TJC, CMS, state specific department of health,etc.) and infection control practices.
• Promotes a positive patient experience by maintaining communication with patients, staff, and guests and providing excellent customer service. This data is relayed to the management team and/or staff whenever necessary.
• Supports in maintaining adequate staffing for clinical daily needs reflecting cost efficiency. Collaborates in the process of menu development for patient. Supports in managing the facility diet manual, as well as patient diet and nutritional compliance, and participates in hospital committees as needed (e.g., Quality and P&T committees). May also act as the highest ranking RD as needed.
• Participates in peer reviews and chart audits, and collaborates in Diet Manual Handbook training for all clinical staff (new Registered Dietitians, nurses, therapists, physicians, etc.), including how to access it in hard and soft copy.

• Coordinates and leads training/development of Clinical Dietitians I & II, patient interactive positions (i.e. dietitians, diet clerks, etc.), as well as other positions as needed. This may include leading Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) training sessions and workshops for overall hospital clinical staff such as nurses, therapists, and physicians.
• The job summary and responsibilities listed above are designed to indicate the general nature of the work performed within this job. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all job responsibilities required of employees assigned to this job 

**Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned**

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree with completion of accredited dietitian

program (ACEND – Accreditation Councils for Education in

Nutrition Dietetics)

• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the Commission

on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Current (within the past 12

month) ServSafe® Allergen and Food Handler Certifications. If

not currently certified, certification to be obtained within 30

days of hire.

• At least two years as a Clinical Dietitian II at Dignity Health or

four years acute hospital experience working with patients in

more complex level of care to specialized population (e.g.,

pediatric, bariatric, ICU, etc).

Required Licensure and Certifications

Must have at least one advanced Board Certification or paneled

with CCS as a Specialist: Pediatric, Renal, Gerontological,

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Pediatric Critical Care, Oncology Nutrition, Sports Dietetics, or

Obesity and Weight Management. Board certification

Specialist in oncology, Pediatric and Pediatric critical care,

Renal, and Gerontological. Also Certified Nutrition Support

Clinician (NBNSC)ASPEN, Certified Diabetes Care and

Education specialist (NCBDE). Outpatient/Wellness

Center/Rehabilitation Board certified specialist in Sports

Dietetics, obesity and weight management.

Paneled with California Children’s Services or meets eligibility

requirements within 6 months of hire date is required for all

dietitians working with neonate and pediatric patients.