Location: Boston,MA, USA
Inpatient Clinical Dietitian
Responsible for the comprehensive delivery of medical nutrition therapy using evidence based practice. Screens, assesses, implements nutrition care plans; documents, performs discharge planning and completes referrals for general patients; coordinates patient care with Food Service Staff if necessary; adheres to departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
* Communicates with and obtains information from the patient, family members, and significant others and uses this information to ensure patient-focused care and patient involvement in decision-making.
* Obtains comprehensive data on individual patient's personal, medical/health histories including anthropometric, lab results, medications, demographics and activity/exercise.
* Obtains nutrition history.
* Determines nutrient and energy requirements.
* Identifies and reviews possible food/medication/herb interactions.
* Works closely with food service personnel to promote delivery of care.
* Analyzes and interprets nutrition and health assessment data, identifies nutrition-related problems and sets priorities for nutrition intervention.
* Formulate nutrition care plans. Establishes follow-up plans and continues providing nutrition care to obtain appropriate clinical outcomes.
* Documents nutrition and health assessment/follow up in medical record according to department standards.
* Integrates nutrition recommendations with other aspects of patient care by participating in interdisciplinary discussions focused on patients.
* Educates other health care professionals about the positive impact of appropriate nutritional care.
* Meets productivity standards.
* Demonstrates competencies required by specific area of work.
* Promotes nutrition care services to other health care providers and practices through individual communication.
* Participates in Department and Hospital activities.
* Precepts and instructs dietetic interns during their rotations and participates in their performance evaluation.
* Actively engages in process improvement to advance the delivery of nutrition care with limited resources.
* Develops professional portfolio consistent with area of practice and seeks continuing education activities to maintain competence.
Working conditions:
* Inpatient care unit
* Instructs and supervises dietetic interns.
* May work weekends, early / late hours as needed to accommodate patient care needs.
Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:
* Demonstrates ability to communicate and relate to a diverse group of patient, colleagues, and other health care professionals.
* Demonstrates nutrition education and counseling skills to patients / clients to achieve desired goals.
* Demonstrates ability to prioritize work with limited resources.
* Demonstrates ability to effectively make decisions which achieve optimal outcomes for patients.
* Explain the impact of their decisions on the cost of delivery of health care and be accountable for those costs.
* Demonstrates an appreciation and understanding of the interdependence of all areas of NFS in successfully providing optimum nutrition care.
Qualifications:
* Registered Dietitian - Commission on Dietetic Registration - required
* Licensed Dietitian - Commonwealth of MA - required
* BS in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related subject / MS preferred.
* Ability to precept dietetic interns.