Description The Registered dietitian (RD) is a consultant to the Nutrition Services Department and manager. The RD assists in establishing policies/procedures and nutrition care standards. Provides direction for: menu formation, food preparation distribution, and service: sanitation standards: safety practices, work standards: and staff development as needed to ensure best practices and regulations are met. Clinical Licensed Registered Dietitian is under the general supervision of the CEO. Part-time benefited position working 40 hours per 2 per weeks, no weekend or holidays. JOB FUCTIONS: Patient Meal Delivery Services • developing standards of performance for the Nutrition Services Department. • evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of orientation, training and education activities. • staffing of department as needed. This may consist of interviewing, job offers, interventions, and terminations of personnel. • designing and implementing Quality Management Programs. • inspecting and monitoring Ser work, storage, and servicing area of Nutrition Service Department to ensure compliance with local, State, Federal, and Joint Commission regulations. Clinical Services • Oversees all nutritional aspects of patient care including nutritional screening assessments, charting, interviews, and advises physicians on clinical efficacy of nutrition orders. • Assesses, evaluates, plans, and implements nutrition care plans of inpatients, outpatients, swing bed, and cardiac rehab in the following age groups: infancy, childhood, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. This care is delivered in accordance with established standards of performance when receiving referrals from these departments. • Provides outpatient nutrition counseling. • Participates in developing policies and procedures for the Nutrition department. • Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, conferences and professional affiliations. Develops a personal plan for continuing education based on needs assessment. • Provide dietetic consulting services to other facilities. • Promotes and implements processes to ensure JRMC Corporate Compliance Plan is carried out in department policies, training, and education and monitoring activities. • Consistently uses AIDET communication skills with patients, guests and employees. • Interacts with patients of all ages (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) while delivering patient meal trays. May also have contact with physicians and cafeteria customers. • Assures that personal behavior always complies with the hospital’s Healthy Roots. Qualifications/Requirements of Job Position: • Provides Dietitian services to Hospice/ Home Health and Cardiac/Pulmonary Departments. • Serves on interdisciplinary team and hospital committees as required. • Coordinates Performance Improvement projects and data collection. • Teaches community classes/programs (prenatal, Heart Care, Smoking Cessation, etc.). • Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. Requirements EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS • Standing - Frequently • Walking - Frequently • Sitting - Rarely • Hands and Finger Dexterity - Continuously • Reaching with Hands and Arms - Continuously • Climbing - Rarely • Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling - Continuously • Hearing/Listening - Continuously • Tasting or Smelling - Rarely • Working Inside - Frequently • Working Outside - Frequently • Working in Extreme Heat - Frequently • Working in Extreme Cold - Frequently • Working with Hazardous Materials - Rarely • Noise - Occasionally • Working in Dirt/Dust - Frequently LIFTING CARRYING / PUSHING / PULLING: • Up to 10 pounds - Occasionally • Up to 25 pounds - Rarely • Up to 50 pounds - Rarely • Up to 75 pounds - Rarely • Up to 100 pounds - Rarely • Over 100 pounds - Rarely