Address
Form of work
SalaryOverview:
Evaluates, assesses, and plans nutrition care to meet patient nutritional needs.
Responsibilities: - Assesses patient nutritional status using documented medical information and established nutritional standards.
- Counsels patients and/or families by identifying nutrition-related problems. Develops plans of instruction and nutritional care, and monitoring results.
- Identifies inpatients at nutritional risk and documents recommendations.
- Participates in physicians' rounds, discharge planning rounds, and conferences with nutritional implications.
- Participates in the development of departmental policies, procedures, nutritional standards, patient educational material, and QI projects.
- Conducts education programs for patients, community groups, and staff.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program in nutritional sciences.
- Prior specialty experience preferred.
- Current NH Dietitian license required.
