Job Description

Job Description
Location: St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Posted Date: 3/10/2021

At Steward Health Care System, we are committed to improving the health of our communities by delivering exceptional, personalized behavioral health care with dignity, compassion and respect. Our continued focus on the patient experience informs our caregivers in how to provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient and family preferences, needs and values.

We dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners. No matter what your role, as a member of the Steward family, you are a specialist in the making every patient and family feel right at home, every co-worker a key to our success, and every referring practice, a team of prized colleagues.

In support of this, we commit ourselves to the following values:

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Excellence

Stewardship

If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do, our organization may be a good fit for you.

Dietitian, Per Diem, Day Shift, Weekends Required and Holidays As Needed

Position Function:

* Provides patient specific detailed education to patient/family/caregiver regarding nutritional status, adequacy measures and results, fluid status, and all nutrition related lab parameters pertaining to their disease process.
* Assist patients in obtaining dietary supplements as appropriate. Works collaboratively with social worker to Refer patients for assistance with nutrition resources such as financial assistance, community resources or in-home assistance
* Completes nutritional assessment and participates in the interdisciplinary comprehensive assessments. Must perform initial assessments and reassessments in accordance with regulations.
* Participates with the interdisciplinary team in the development of a written, individualized comprehensive plan of care that specifies the services necessary to address the patient's needs, in accordance with established Federal and, where applicable, state licensure guidelines.
* Calculates diet prescription according to standard of practice.
* Provides patient with ongoing nutrition assessment and outcome-oriented nutrition counseling necessary to assist patient in achieving and sustaining an effective nutritional status.
* Identifies malnourished patients as well as patients at risk for malnutrition and works collaboratively with interdisciplinary team to identify appropriate interventions, resources or solutions. Reviews each patient's albumin level and body weight at least monthly. Implements plan of care with involvement of patient/family/caregiver.
* Monitors adherence and response to nutrition therapy, adjusts therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status, documents why the patient was unable to achieve the goals and implements the plan of care to address issues impacting the patient's ability to achieve the goals
* Helps to maintain a productive quality assurance program and participate in the center's quality assurance activities. Reports on nutrition QAI results and participates in the interdisciplinary QAPI program.
* When appropriate, works with Case Manager to coordinate plan of care for patient education and identifies candidates to refer to physician for nutritional supplements, as per disease management agreements.
* Reviews nutrition related lab results:
* Counsels patient and/or caregiver and formulates appropriate action.
* Recommends treatment changes to the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
* Communicates with physician and/or facility staff regarding lab results as appropriate.
* Communicates lab results and recommended treatment changes to providers of patient care in nursing facilities (i.e. hospitals, short term and long term care facilities).
* Participates in pertinent staff meetings (i.e. general staff, quality improvement), Care plan meetings, and others as applicable.
* Maintains and improves knowledge and skills for a competent and innovative practice.
* Maintains dietetic registration and continuing education hours as specified by American Dietetic Association and state licensure regulations where applicable.
* Collaborates with interdisciplinary team, ensuring that all work areas are safe and clean.
Other nutrition management duties as assigned.

Accountability:
* Accountable for maintaining the confidentiality and security of all hospital-related, medical staff-related and patient-related data and information.
* Accountable to hospital policies and procedures as applicable.
* Accountable to all departmental policies and procedures, including those relating to Infection Control.
* Accountable to report all nutrition/food service issues to the appropriate manager/supervisor.

Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree in Nutrition (mandatory)
* Masters degree in Nutrition (preferred)
* Minimum of 1 year professional work experience in inpatient clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian.
* Demonstrated leadership competencies and skills for the position, including ability to teach, strong organizational skills, excellent communication, customer service, relationship development, results orientation, team building and decision making.
* Able to perform responsibilities with minimum supervision.
* Computer skills required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Additional Information

Important COVID message

Please note, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center is taking additional, necessary preparations to ensure patients can receive compassionate care in a safe, carefully managed environment - with confidence and without fear. Our Safe and Ready program consists of a rigorous [five-point] standard ensuring patient safety, confidence and convenience: Expanded hours will allow previously cancelled procedures to be scheduled as quickly as possible. Any COVID-19 related care takes place in designated areas away from other patients and their families. Emergency Departments are reorganized to be a safe place to treat all emergency patients. A stringent cleaning policy has been implemented throughout the hospital. A strictly controlled visitor and masking policy is required for patient safety. You can rest