NUTRITION SUPPORT DIETITIAN - Forrest General Hospital : Job Details

Job Summary: Provides specialized medical nutrition therapy as a member of the Nutrition Support Team. Completes nutritional assessments, designs, recommends, and implements specialized enteral and parenteral nutrition regimens for patients being followed by the Nutrition Support Team. Attends Multidisciplinary Critical Care Rounds as feasible and Nutrition Support Team Rounds bi-weekly. Monitors and evaluates response to medical nutrition therapy. Collaborates with other healthcare team members in planning post-hospital care. Educates patients and caregivers regarding home enteral and parenteral nutrition administration and management. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served; also demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age specific needs, and to provide the care needed. Completes accurate and timely documentation of assessment and care plans in EMR. Performance Expectations:

• Demonstrates the ability to adhere to all FGH policies and procedures.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of all information pertaining to patients.
• Display a positive and professional image and attitude with patients, families and coworkers
• Collaborates with other team members in respectful manner.
• Demonstrate ongoing responsibility for self-education.
• Demonstrate effective critical thinking skills and judgment capabilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess patients' nutritional status
• Able to create a plan of care for meeting patients' nutritional needs.
• Demonstrate the ability to counsel patients on nutritional issues including home enteral/parenteral nutrition and GI disorders.
• Demonstrate effective writing and speaking skills
• Demonstrate active listening skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to complete consults or assignments in a timely manner
• Prepared to present assigned patients for team rounds bi-weekly.

Qualifications:Education/Skills: Bachelor degree from an accredited school in nutrition, dietetics, or human nutrition required. Master degree preferred, but not required. Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition And Dietetics. Certification in Nutrition Support preferred; required within two years of hire. Work Experience: Work experience in Nutrition Support preferred; a minimum of two years as a clinical dietitian preferred. Certification/Licensure-DUE UPON HIRE

• Licensed with Mississippi State Board of Health.

• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration-required.

Additional Certification/Licensure - Obtained based on required timeframe below

• Certified Nutrition Support Clinician credential by the National Board of Nutrition Support Certification

Within 2 Years of Employment Required Mental Demands: Ability to maintain expertise in specialized nutrition/with emphasis in critical care nutrition; ability to process large volumes of detailed patient information, assess, develop, and implement patient specific nutrition care plans in a timely manner; ability to communicate effectively with patients, physicians, other healthcare personnel, administration, and community as needed; work within time constraints and associated stress/pressure.