Assesses and coordinates medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education activities for patients. Plans and provides nutritional care to patients by interpreting and adapting physician prescribed diets and nutrition support interventions to individual needs.
Requirements
- Provides nutritional care to hospitalized patients
- Reviews MD prescription for patients' feedings and interviews patients to obtain information regarding nutrition history
- Develops nutritional care plans based on laboratory values, medical and nutritional history and medical/surgical condition
- Documents in the electronic health record (EHR) using the nutrition care process
- Consults with physicians regarding possible changes in diet orders or enteral nutrition regimens
- Develops and plans individual diet therapy including necessary supplements and tube feedings
- Maintains record of all patients seen and recommended therapeutic action
- Makes referrals for follow-up nutritional care when appropriate
- Monitors patients to determine changes in nutritional status
- Recommends supplements and/or tube feedings
- Performs nutritional support assessments (including intravenous or other peripherals nutrition solutions) as assigned
- Assesses nutritional status based on laboratory values, medical and nutritional history and medical/surgical condition
- Develops nutritional care plans based on this information in accordance with accepted (AND) standards of practice and written department protocols
- Consults with physicians regarding managing malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies
- Suggesting interventions to help improve oral intake and assisting with GI-related interventions as needed
- Performs Nutrition Focused Physical Exams (NFPE) on all patients, as able, to assess for malnutrition diagnosis and micronutrient deficiencies
- Instructs patients and their families regarding diet therapy after hospitalization
- Participates in multidisciplinary discharge planning rounds to receive information on condition, treatment, and discharge planning of patients on assigned units
- Discusses dietary requirements, treatments, diet plans and case studies
- Participates in daily rounds with medical/surgical teams as necessary
- Meets with the nutrition support dietitian to discuss continuity of care for critically ill patients with stabilized conditions who become the responsibility of the staff dietitian
- Participates as needed in the weekly multidisciplinary, Nutrition Support Rounds
- Provides in-service education in nutrition to hospital personnel
- Compiles and develops educational materials for use in individual and group classes
- Acts as preceptor in the education/training of dietetic interns and medical staff
- Provides nutritional care when consulted for several malnourished and/or critically ill patients
- Diagnoses malnutrition and documents in EHR using BMC approved malnutrition diagnostic criteria
- Utilizes the nutrition-focused physical exam to assess nutritional status
- Evaluates patient's nutritional needs and develops nutritional care plan
- Determines solutions for total parenteral nutrition and tube feedings when appropriate and submit to MD for approval as well as chart in the medical records
- Monitors patients throughout their course to assess nutritional status
- Reviews daily intake, laboratory values, anthropometrics and the nutrition focused physical exam
- Prepares diet plans for the patient's transition from TPN or Tube feeding, to supplements and regular food
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Pharmacy Benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 403(b) Savings Matches
- Earned Time Cash Out
- Paid Time Off
