DIETITIAN-CLINICAL

Pella Regional Health Center; Pella (IA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pella Regional Health Center is seeking a dedicated dietitian to provide comprehensive medical nutrition therapy for Med/Surg and OB patients. You will assess nutritional needs across all ages and tailor menus and diets to physician instructions and patient preferences.

Collaborate with the Nutrition Services Manager to ensure quality standards and regulatory compliance. You will document thoroughly, provide education, and participate in wellness initiatives, including on-call coverage.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nutrition screening and assessments using the Nutrition Care Process to establish a nutrition diagnosis and intervention.
• Provide dietetic services to Med/Surg, ICU, and OB.
• Apply current medical nutrition therapy to care plans for individual patients.
• Complete all required documentation in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assess enteral and parenteral nutrition needs and tolerance for patients.
• Be an expert on clinical nutrition through education and outreach to physicians, patients, students, and health professionals.
• Collaborate with the Nutrition Services Manager to ensure quality standards and regulatory compliance (JCAHO & State).
• Participate in the PRHC Wellness Committee and on-call rotations.

Job description

Job Summary

Provides comprehensive dietetic service to the Med/Surg and OB patients. Will demonstrate the ability to provide services to infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. Ensures that appropriate menus and diets are provided according to physician instruction, nutritional assessment and patient preference.

Job Duties

• Serves as an active member of the interdisciplinary team by conducting comprehensive nutrition screening and assessments on patients using the Nutrition Care Process to establish a nutrition diagnosis and intervention. Provides dietetic services to Med/Surg, ICU, and OB.
• Demonstrates a thorough and up to date knowledge of the application of medical nutrition therapy to the implementation of a care plan for individual patients.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely and efficient manner.
• Assess and determines enteral and parenteral nutrition needs and tolerance for necessary patients.
• Serves as expert on clinical nutrition through education and marketing to physicians, patients, students, and other health professionals.
• Works directly with Nutrition Services Manager to ensure appropriate quality standards and regulatory agency (JCAHO & State) standards are being met. Keeps policies and procedures up to date.
• Member of PRHC Wellness Committee, creating activities and goals to advocate for peer wellness.
• Provides coverage for other Dietitians in their absence. Takes turn being ‘on-call’.