Dietitian
Company: Legacy Health
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: October 18, 2024
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Job Description:
Dietitian
US-WA-VANCOUVER
Job ID: 24-37702
Type: On-Call (10% Differential and Min Shift Availability
Required)
Salmon Creek Medical Ctr campus
Overview
Optimal nutrition is an important part of good health and a
patient's recovery. It is just one of the ways that Legacy strives
to make life better for others. The Registered Dietitian provides
their clinical nutrition expertise through nutrition assessment,
education, and interventions to help improve patient outcomes. If
you are a dietitian who enjoys working with patients and thrives
being part of an interdisciplinary care team, we invite you to
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Responsibilities
Patient CareScreens patients for nutrition risk. Conducts a
nutrition assessment for patients at nutrition risk and for
dietitian consults. Obtains timely and appropriate data and
analyzes/interprets data based on evidence-based standards.Assesses
patients for malnutrition through nutrition focused physical exams
and other nutritionally relevant patient data.Nutrition Order
writing privileges per CMS guidelines, state regulation, and
hospital policy.Practices standardized nutrition charting through
the nutrition care process. Develops and implements an
individualized plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with
the patient's medical program goals and objective, nutrition
prescription, and self-management training. May require development
of a therapeutic plan for specialized nutrition support, including
enteral and parenteral nutrition.Utilizes assessment and evaluation
techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific
populations as well as cultural, religious and ethnic
concerns.Evaluates the effectiveness and measures progress towards
outcomes of medical nutrition therapy interventions. Reassesses
nutrition care process and implements changes as
indicated.Communicates with the medical team through
interdisciplinary meetings, rounds, and direct dialog.Provides
appropriate documentation, in the electronic medical record, that
summarizes the nutrition care plan including nutrition assessment,
diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress toward goals. Works
cooperatively with food service staff to assure conformance to diet
prescription.Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of
patients' protected health information. Business-Related
FunctionsMaintains productivity standards and practices effective
time management and prioritizing of tasks.Maintains accurate record
keeping of daily clinical activities including information for
billing.Manages resources (time and materials) in a cost-effective
manner.Assists in developing and revising patient education
materials, clinical forms and practice guidelines.Supports and
promotes LHS infection control, safety, risk management and
customer relation programs.Assists in achieving compliance with
JCAHO standards.Participates in the orientation and training of new
dietitians. Nutrition EducationAssesses educational needs and
provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups.Evaluates
achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family.
Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with the patient's
treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling,
community or home health services as appropriate.Serves as a
resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition
issues.Assists in the education of dietetic interns.Conducts
in-services and educational presentations to hospital/department
staff. Demonstrates support for Continuous Quality
Improvement.Understands and can verbalize LHS CQI
principles.Identifies and collects performance improvement data,
monitors outcomes, and initiates corrective actions.Participates in
LHS CQI efforts.Participates in planning and developing
nutrition-related policies, procedures, and goals. Professional
DevelopmentMaintains dietetic registration, applicable state
licensure and continuing education requirements.Develops and
implements an individualized plan for professional growth and
development including participation in professional organizations
and activities, workshops, seminars, and staff development
programs.
Qualifications
Education:As required by applicable state licensure. Skill
Requirements: Ability to communicate effectively in both written
and verbal form to patients, public, physicians and
interdisciplinary health care team. Able to function independently
on assigned patient care units. General knowledge of nutrient
analysis, word processing and spreadsheet software. Basic
familiarity with computers preferred. Legacy's Values In
Action:Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy's Values in Action.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled
Compensation details: 33.26-47.56 Hourly Wage
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Keywords: Legacy Health, Vancouver , Dietitian, Healthcare , Vancouver, Washington
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