Reg Dietitian/Rd Elig U

Montefiore Einstein; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center is seeking a Nutrition Specialist to provide in-depth nutritional assessment and follow-up for patients at high nutritional risk. You will develop care plans, discharge recommendations, and participate as a core team member in interdisciplinary coordinated patient care programs and committees for policy development and revision.

The role involves assessing level of care, implementing plans, counseling patients and families, and ensuring ongoing quality improvement in

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in Nutrition or related field from an accredited college.
• Registered Dietitian (R.D.) status with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND): Registration Eligible status acceptable conditional on the taking and passing of the next AND qualifying examination for Registered Dietitians (within 3 months).
• Maintenance of continuing education requirements mandated by the AND

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by evaluating nutritional status, determining level of care and implementing nutritional care plan
• Complete comprehensive assessment of patients at high nutritional risk including formulation of care plan, goals and recommendations through continuum of care
• Determine appropriateness of diet order and communicates recommendations for change when indicated
• Monitor and evaluate efficacy of care plan in terms of patient compliance, tolerance, laboratory data, and physical and psychological
• Evaluate patient/caregiver need for nutrition counseling. Provide counseling where necessary using method/materials to maximize comprehension and achieve desired outcomes including conformance with diet therapy and enhanced quality of life
• Respond to nutrition consults within allotted time frames
• Review nutrition office computerized patient file for accuracy of diet orders, evidence of prior intervention/recommendations in order to develop daily assignments and provide continuity of care
• Document intervention including assignment of care level, comprehensive assessment, counseling and recommendations on a daily basis in diet office computerized patient files
• Record result of calorie counts as appropriate
• Provide dietitian coverage as staffing necessitates in order to insure timely response to nutrition consults and continuity of nutritional care
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences and departmental meetings to enhance patient care and provide nutrition expertise
• Act as a resource/source of nutrition expertise to other health care professionals including physicians, and nurses by providing inservices, lectures and instruction
• Maintain current knowledge base through appropriate continuing education to maintain credentialing, current and professional knowledge and expertise
• Educate, instruct and precept dietetic interns, AP4 students and Diet Technician students in keeping with departmental standards and the role of a major teaching institution
• Participate as core team member in all aspects of coordinated care program
• Assist in development and revision of diet manual, nutrition care guidelines, standards of practice and instructional materials
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives including productivity evaluation, test trays and peer review in order to provide ongoing improvement in productivity, quality and continuity of patient care

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education & counseling

Education

Master’s degree in Nutrition or related field

Registered Dietitian (RD) status

Continuing education requirements

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: Yes Department: PSYCH - ADMINISTRATION MOSES Bargaining Unit: 1199 Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Hourly Rate: $43.59 For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

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Provide in-dept nutritional assessment and follow up for patients at high nutritional risk. Develop care plan including discharge recommendations, which may include instructions on appropriate diet therapies to patients/family. Actively participates as core team member in interdisciplinary coordinated patient care program and on committees for the development and revision of nutrition related policies and procedures. May assess patients to determine level of care and implement care plan in patients of moderate or potential risk. Act as a source of nutrition care expertise to MMC staff and associates.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by evaluating nutritional status, determining level of care and implementing nutritional care plan
• Complete comprehensive assessment of patients at high nutritional risk including formulation of care plan, goals and recommendations through continuum of care
• Determine appropriateness of diet order and communicates recommendations for change when indicated
• Monitor and evaluate efficacy of care plan in terms of patient compliance, tolerance, laboratory data, and physical and psychological
• Evaluate patient/caregiver need for nutrition counseling. Provide counseling where necessary using method/materials to maximize comprehension and achieve desired outcomes including conformance with diet therapy and enhanced quality of life
• Respond to nutrition consults within allotted time frames
• Review nutrition office computerized patient file for accuracy of diet orders, evidence of prior intervention/recommendations in order to develop daily assignments and provide continuity of care
• Document intervention including assignment of care level, comprehensive assessment, counseling and recommendations on a daily basis in diet office computerized patient files
• Record result of calorie counts as appropriate
• Provide dietitian coverage as staffing necessitates in order to insure timely response to nutrition consults and continuity of nutritional care
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences and departmental meetings to enhance patient care and provide nutrition expertise
• Act as a resource/source of nutrition expertise to other health care professionals including physicians, and nurses by providing inservices, lectures and instruction
• Maintain current knowledge base through appropriate continuing education to maintain credentialing, current and professional knowledge and expertise
• Educate, instruct and precept dietetic interns, AP4 students and Diet Technician students in keeping with departmental standards and the role of a major teaching institution
• Participate as core team member in all aspects of coordinated care program
• Assist in development and revision of diet manual, nutrition care guidelines, standards of practice and instructional materials
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives including productivity evaluation, test trays and peer review in order to provide ongoing improvement in productivity, quality and continuity of patient care

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required in Nutrition or related field from an accredited college
• Registered Dietitian (R.D.) status with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND): Registration Eligible status acceptable conditional on the taking and passing of the next AND qualifying examination for Registered Dietitians (within 3 months)
• Maintenance of continuing education requirements mandated by the AND

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefi ore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefi ore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefi ore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefi ore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise. To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

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