Job Description

The Clinical Dietitian provides overall nutrition care to patients.? Assures that the nutritional needs of the individual patients are being met and that all documentation as it relates to the patient?s nutritional status is complete and accurate. ?Plans and administers activities related to?resident/patient nutrition care, complying with the standards established by Aramark Healthcare, regulatory?agencies, and clients. Establishes and maintains effective multidisciplinary relationships to provide a unified?approach to patient/resident care.?

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain dietetic registration, government-required credentials and/or licensure and continuing education requirements.
• Conducts patient nutrition assessments on patients within scope of practice, which may include both inpatient and outpatient (community/clinic-based)
• Scope of practice may include both In-Patients (hospitalized) and Out-Patients (community/clinic-based)
• Manage the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care?Process
• Conduct rounding to drive patient satisfaction
• Assess educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning
• Provide nutrition counseling for individuals and?groups, taking into consideration any adaptations to teaching methods necessary to meet patient learning needs
• Utilize assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well?as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns
• Evaluate achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family
• Provide appropriate follow-ups in?accordance with the patient?s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home?health services as appropriate
• Deliver strong operational performance by executing against Aramark Healthcare and regulatory agency?standards and programs, continually monitoring operations, and completing assessments and necessary action?plans to provide optimal nutrition care and meal service to patients/residents
• Work cooperatively with medical staff as well as food and nutrition services staff to assure conformance to?prescribed nutrition care orders
• Provide education that ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards
• Provide appropriate and timely documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in a patient?s medical?record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress towards goals
• Maintain clinical productivity standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including?information for scheduling and billing
• Demonstrate accountability for the proper use of patients? protected health information

• Requires at least 2 years of clinical practice experience
• Requires a bachelor?s degree?at an accredited institution with course work accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies
• Earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies
• Formal eligibility to practice dietetics in geographic location where applicable