Dietitian - Registered Dietitian
Profession: Dietitian
Specialty: Not specified
Duration: 7 weeks
Shift: 5x7
Hours per Shift: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year required; two (2) years preferred
License: Client Certification as a Dietitian-Nutritionist or Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration as a Registered Dietitian required
Certifications: AHA BLS preferred
Must-Have:
- Patient Assessment
- Nutrition Care
- Nutrition Education
- Diet Modification
- Menu Modification
Description:
Monitors patients for and provides education on food/drug interactions.
Records food and drug interactions in the education section.
Consults with physicians regarding appropriate diet modification.
Screens and assesses patients in an accurate and timely manner based on levels of care.
Determines patients' nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care.
Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain a history of food habits and preferences.
Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical, and social data in the medical record as it applies to nutrition care.
Provides nutrition education and records patients' diets and diet instructions.
Records the patient's understanding of the diet in the education section.
Modifies patient menus as needed.