Registered Dietician - Lompoc, United States - Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Description
Salary Range:
$ $44.21
Pay rates are determined based on experience and internal equity.
Position Summary:
- The Registered Dietitian is under the direct supervision of the Director of Nutrition Services.
- Responsible for the nutritional needs of patients through the coordination of activities related to medical nutrition therapy and the multidisciplinary care team.
- Performs medical nutrition therapy for patients who are infants, children, adolescents or an adult.
- Works well under stress or tight deadlines.
- Establishes and maintains effective, courteous and respectful working relationships with patients, families, members of the medical and nursing staffs as well as coworkers.
District Responsibility:
- Supports the District mission and values.
- Demonstrates respect, professionalism and courtesy to all patients, visitors, other providers and coworkers, as delineated in the LVMC "Commitment to Care".
- Constantly use C-ICARE principles when communicating with others.
- Participates in performance improvement activities.
- Engages in ongoing professional development
Position Duties/Responsibility:
- Conducts assessments; develops and recommends evidence based nutrition interventions, including therapeutic diets; develops and implements care plans and provides nutrition counseling to the patient and/or the patient's family members.
- Provides routine followup to determine effectiveness of applied interventions in meeting patient's nutrition needs as well as reassessment of patient's nutritional needs as necessary.
- Records observations, nutrition plan of care, recommendations and any other information pertinent to the patient's treatment in patient's medical record.
- Collaborates with medical staff, nursing staff and allied health professionals in the planning and implementation of patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of patients.
- Serves as an ongoing liaison with medical and nursing staffs while pursuing the continuous improvement of performance within the organization.
- Plans and conducts inservice training for all Dietary Services Department personnel as well as participates in Dietary and Nutrition Services staff meetings.
- Provides education to medical, nursing and ancillary staff as needed.
- Acts as a preceptor for dietetic interns.
- Evaluates, develops, revises and maintains nutritional education.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy to individuals and groups in an outpatient setting.
- Participates in community health and wellness events.
- Incorporates current evidence based research into practice.
- Completes continuing education units in compliance with Commission on Dietetic Registration requirements. Other duties assigned by supervisor.
Position Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition/Dietetics.
- Minimum of one year experience in clinical nutrition as a Registered Dietitian preferred.
- Credentialed as a Registered Dietitian by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), registration eligible individuals will be considered.
Skills/Ability:
- Strong communication skills.
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations.
- Safety requirements.
- Quality improvement principles.
- Maintain records in an organized manner.
- Maintain the department's CMS and California state accreditation.
- Establishes and maintains effective, positive working relations with departmental employees, hospital staff, medical staff and patients.
- Assures safe practices and techniques are used in the department.
- Communicates policies to hospital and dietary employees.
Location:
Lompoc Valley Medical Center - Dietary Services Department
Schedule:
Full Time, Day Shift, 40 Hours Per Week
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