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Screens patients for nutritional risk using:
- Department standards for the established screening data in EMR
- Consults
- Daily multi-disciplinary rounds
- Meals Rounds
- Collaborates with Nutr. Guest Reps, nurses and medical providers and SLP to identify patients needing an assessment or re-assessment.
Appropriately prioritizes patients for the shift.
- Documents which patients need assessment notes and the reasons
- Documents daily multi-disciplinary care rounds on My Patients Worklist and files in drawer daily.
Assesses patients appropriately using the Nutrition Care Process.
- Uses information from: EMR; daily meal rounds; patient and family; physicians, nurses and other clinical providers.
- Assessments are accurate, appropriate and use evidence based practice.
- Notes are timely, effective and use the ADIME outline.
- Calculations are based on N&FS department policies for standards of practice.
- RD works efficiently to be productive and complete appropriate number of notes/day.
Documentation of assessment and recommendations uses the appropriate templates in EMR.
- Documentation is appropriate, timely and accurate.
Effectively communicates departmental, organization and industry information to coworkers and other clinical staff.
- Delivery is clear and in a timely fashion.
- Communication is productive and resolves conflicts which may affect relations and productivity.
- a. Provides in-service education to RD staff, or other facility employees/students, as requested by CNM.
- b. Requests made to CNM are written and given in a timely manner.
Functions proactively to resolve patient problems, and provide operational excellence so the department delivers quality services in an efficient and effective manner.
- Works cooperatively with other employees to enhance nutritional care to patients.
- Refers questions of policy to CNM or to N&FS managers.
Initiates research of scientific literature to update educational handouts; or updates policies and procedures, standards of practice or guidelines.
Seeks knowledge, skills and competency, to maintain registration with CDR; MA license; and an approved Professional Portfolio in good standing.
- Attends lectures, seminars and reviews professional journals in a timely manner.
Actively participates in department and hospital meetings, as requested by CNM.
- Communicates information from Committee meetings to CNM and coworkers.
- Attendance is evident on the attendance sheets, filed in the Communication Binder.
Shares in responsibility to provide community educational Fairs and presentations, as assigned by CNM.
- Is proactive in developing agendas and handouts well in advance of the date.
- Uses powerpoint when available, or other professional tools.
Embraces technology and electronic tools for work processes, and to improve efficiency.
- Uses computer for literature searches.
- Uses Outlook and other technology to communicate within the organization.
OUT PATIENT COUNSELING for GDM Clinic.
- In addition to the above essential functions: Coordinate activities to support overall hospital goal of fiscal accountability by helping to grow the out-patient nutrition volume.
- Become a provider for medical insures as needed.
- Office is neat, organized, clean and attractive to patients.
- a. Work efficiently and use time management to accomplish administrative duties, document notes and send letters to MDs in a timely manner.
- b. Order educational forms from Printshop in advance of need.
- c. Complete and Process patient Billing and reconciliation each day.
- d. Maximize patient appointment within scheduled hours. Establish good rapport with scheduling and pre-registration; UC receptionists.
- e. Responsible for out-patient Performance Improvement plan, as directed by CNM: Assist to set the goals; collect data; summarize data; decide action plan and present to CNM on a quarterly basis.