Clinical Dietitian Bariatrics

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Job description

Franciscan Health Dyer Campus

24 Joliet St Dyer, Indiana 46311

WHO WE ARE
With 12 ministries and access points across Indiana and Illinois, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

Clinical Dietitian Bariatrics

Tuesday - Friday 830am-5pm

No weekends / No holidays

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Patient Nutrition Approves patient menus and nutrition supplements.

Patient Nutritional Needs Calculations Calculates patients' nutritional needs for oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition.

Dietary Care Maintains pertinent patient data necessary to recommend, prescribe or modify therapeutic diets as needed to meet the nutritional needs of the patients and documents nutrition care plan in the medical record.

Heath Care Team Collaboration Participates in patient care conferences and collaborates with other hospital services including medical staff, nursing, pharmacy, and social work, to plan and implement patient care as necessary in meeting the nutritional needs of the patients.

Nutritional Assessments Performs and documents nutritional assessments including nutrition-focused physical assessments when applicable and evaluates patient tolerance to therapeutic diets when appropriate.

Nutrition Reassessment Performs nutrition reassessment by monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the nutrition care plan.

Patient Access Duties Performs patient access duties; schedules, checks in, checks out, and enters charges for nutrition appointments.

Patient Nutrition Interventions & Goals Plans and implements patient nutrition interventions and establishes goals aimed at resolving nutrition-related problems.

Patient Education Provides nutrition education and counseling to inpatients, outpatients, their families, caretakers, staff and the community.

Patient Assessment Reviews medical records and interviews the patient and their caregivers to collect food and nutrition-related history or client history assessment data.

Evaluation Serves as preceptor for dietetic interns and provides on-the-job training for new hires.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Bachelor's Degree

2 years Clinical Dietetics Preferred

Registered Dietitian (RD) - State Licensing Board

State Certification or Licensure - .

TRAVEL IS REQUIRED:

Never or Rarely

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

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