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Clinical Dietitian Contingent Days

Tenet Healthcare

#Medical History #Guest Relations #Patient Education #Quality Improvement #Hospital Policies #Foodservice #Nutrition Services #Multidisciplinary Rounds #Research Projects

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The Clinical Dietitian conducts nutrition assessments for at-risk patients to determine and develop appropriate nutrition therapy plans, involving evaluation of medical history, lab values, and cultural factors. Responsibilities also include serving as a resource for hospital staff, participating in research, monitoring foodservice personnel, and ensuring optimal nutritional service delivery to patients.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics and complete a Dietetic Internship or supervised practice program in a healthcare setting. Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is required, or the candidate must be registry eligible and pass the exam within six months of internship completion.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreeInventory ManagementDocumentationPatient EducationResearchProgram DevelopmentNutrition AssessmentPolicy MaintenanceNutrition TherapyMultidisciplinary ApproachMedical History EvaluationAnthropometric MeasurementLab Value AssessmentDiet HistoryNutrition Care Plan DevelopmentFoodservice MonitoringRecipe Formulation

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DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC’s largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services.
Sinai-Grace’s joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country.
Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.
Job Summary Reports to the Director, DMC Nutrition Services conducts a nutrition assessment for all patients identified at nutritional risk to determine an appropriate plan of nutrition therapy that meets their assessed needs.
A nutrition assessment includes evaluation of patients medical history, medication/herbal supplement history, anthropometric measurement, assessment of lab values, and diet history.
The assessment also includes age specific factors, cultural and religious practices, and barriers to learning including physical, emotional, language, cognitive and motivation.
Nutrition Care Plans specific to patients identified need are developed and include requirements for nutrients and nutrition education as appropriate.
The assessment is completed using a multi-disciplinary approach with input from medical staff, nursing, speech language pathology, and other appropriate hospital personnel.
Records nutrition assessment in patient records using DMC approved documentation.
1) Performs as a resource person for hospital personnel and medical staff regarding nutrition and participates in multidisciplinary rounds as well as providing education to various departments on nutrition related topics.
2) Researches and develops programs for dietetic interns.
Participants in the education of dietetic interns by providing specialized and general nutrition instruction.
3) Participate in research projects and nutrition related programs.
4) Works with outside agencies in obtaining ongoing assistance for patients as appropriate.
5) Maintains hospital and departmental policies, procedures, objectives, process improvement and provides input on improving processes and ways to provide high quality patient care.

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