Licensed Dietician Evansville, IN 47714 Onsite

Syntricate Technologies

Evansville, IN

JOB DETAILS
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Cerner, Clinical Study Publications, Communication Skills, Content Management Systems (CMS), Dietary Management, Dietetics, Establish Priorities, Food Handling Practices, Food Safety, Food Services, Health Plan, Healthcare, Hospital, Medicare, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nutrition Therapy, Nutritional Needs, Oracle, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, People Management, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Team Player, The Joint Commission (TJC), Time Management
LOCATION
Evansville, IN
POSTED
11 days ago
Licensed Dietician Agency Interview Type: In person only Work Arrangement: Onsite Location: Evansville, IN 47714 Complete Description: The essential functions of this role are as follows: •Analyze patients’ nutritional status to create nutrition care plans, monitor dietary intake and weights, and adjust as needed to support optimal nutritional outcomes. •Complete initial, annual, quarterly, and highrisk assessments per hospital policy to ensure timely evaluation of patient needs. •Record diet histories and assessments, charts, and progress notes to maintain accurate clinical documentation. •Monitor food service operations to ensure nutritional adequacy and safe food handling practices. •Ensure regulatory requirements set by Centers for Medicare/Medi***d Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) are being met by following standardized processes. •Implement evidencebased practice, interventions, and recommendations using Nutrition Care Manual Standardized Terminology into daily practice to support consistent, highquality care. •Work as part of a collaborative healthcare team to ensure optimal nutritional results. The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. What You'll Need for Success: Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following: •Ability to analyze patients’ nutritional status, dietary intake, and weight trends. •Ability to implement evidencebased practice, interventions, and recommendations using Nutrition Care Manual Standardized Terminology. •Ability to monitor food service operations to ensure nutritional adequacy and safe food handling practices. •Ability to ensure regulatory requirements set by CMS and TJC are being met by following standardized processes. •Ability to create nutrition care plans and adjust them as needed. •Ability to complete initial, annual, quarterly, and highrisk assessments per hospital policy. •Ability to work as part of a collaborative healthcare team to ensure optimal nutritional results. •Ability to evaluate and monitor patient nutritional needs and adjust care plans to achieve desired outcomes. •Ability to ensure safe food handling practices and regulatory compliance to support highquality patient care. •Ability to record diet histories and assessments, charts, and progress notes accurately. •Ability to manage multiple assessment timelines (initial, annual, quarterly, highrisk) in accordance with hospital policy. •Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs. Difficulty of Work: You will perform duties based on department guidelines and is under the direct supervision of the Medical Director. Judgment is required in selecting guidelines and adapting alternatives. Your work is broad in scope and involves many variables in the application of dietetics principles. Responsibility: While not the final authority, incumbent must exercise judgment in applying alternatives and in conferring with medical/nursing staff and dietary supervisors related to unusual dietary problems or concerns. Unusual problems or deviation from guidelines are discussed with supervisor who otherwise reviews work periodically for accomplishment of objectives. Personal Work Relationships: Works with patients, physicians and other clinical staff as required, hospital department heads, students, commercial vendors, general public and community sector. Personal Work Relationships: A high level of judgement and effective communication is required during times of contact with residents or incarcerated individuals. Residents or incarcerated individuals may have family, friends, community partners and/or other interested parties come to the facility requesting information or to visit with the person according to policies and procedures. This position will communicate directly with adults, children and families on a regular basis. Physical Effort: Depending on the duties performed or environment setting, frequent walking, standing, climbing stairs or ladders, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and/or similar movements may be involved. This role requires the ability to lift/transport items up to 50 lbs with or without the assistance of equipment. This role requires the ability to run short distances to provide immediate care, protection, or attention to patients or incarcerated individuals. This role requires keen observational and hearing skills to stay alert for possible dangerous situations. Working Conditions: This role performs work in a state operated hospital facility. This role requires the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when necessary. This role requires a high level of attention and safety due to work activities having risk of injury or loss of life. Competencies: •Displaying Technical Expertise •Demonstrating Initiative •Driving for Results •Prioritizing and Organizing Work Skills: Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Expertise Rating Move Current State of IN dietician license. Required RD or DTR certification by the Commission on Dietician Registration (CDR). Required Prior experience with the National School Luncheon Program for Children. Required Prior experience with Medicare, Medi***d and The Joint Commission regulatory rquirements. Required Prior experience with both adult and children population. Required Prior experience in a resident, hospital or psychiatric facility. Highly desired Prior experience with Oracle Cerner. Highly desired

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