Registered Dietitian (SO)(1199)

Northwell Health; Bay Shore (NY); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Northwell Health is seeking a qualified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist to provide medical nutrition therapy and patient-centered nutrition care in our New York facilities. The role emphasizes assessment, care plan development, counseling, and collaboration with medical teams to optimize patient outcomes.

The candidate will participate in diet modification recommendations, menu discussions, group education, and QA activities, ensuring compliance with policies and standards.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree or higher in nutrition/dietetics and eligibility/licensure as required by NYSED.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification.
• CDN in New York State or as needed by role.
• Advanced or specialized certifications as needed.

Aufgaben

• Mentor and train team members.
• Interviews patient/family for nutritional history and preferences.
• Develops and implements patient-specific care plans.
• Recommends therapeutic diet modifications and checks physician orders.
• Provides nutritional guidance, education and counseling to patients and families.
• Calculates nutrient content of tube feeding and dietary intakes.
• Assists in menu modifications and standard recipes; supervises food service staff.
• Delivers individual and group education classes; connects clients to community services.
• Participates in Wellness initiatives and program communication.
• Contributes to QA/Performance Improvement tasks; data collection as directed.

Kenntnisse

Nutritional assessment

Patient education

Care planning

Quality assurance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Ausbildung

Master's Degree in Dietetics / Nutrition

Registered Dietitian Certification (RD)

CDN / State Licensure as needed

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Responsible for nutritional care of patients in assigned units. Plans, assesses, implements, and evaluates patient nutritional care plan. Assists in menu modifications and other nutritional related functions.

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Job Description

Responsible for nutritional care of patients in assigned units. Plans, assesses, implements, and evaluates patient nutritional care plan. Assists in menu modifications and other nutritional related functions.

Job Responsibility

• May mentor and train team members.
• Interviews patient and/or family for nutritional history, obtains patient food preferences, assesses patients, and documents in patients’ medical record.
• Conducts nutritional assessment, develops and implements patient specific care plans, and assists in recommending nutrition care plans to medical staff for review and consideration.
• Recommends therapeutic diet modifications and/or supplemental feedings to physicians for patients, and ensures accuracy of diet order received by checking against physician’s order.
• Provides nutritional guidance, education and counseling to patients and their families in accordance with the prescribed diet.
• Calculates nutrient content of tube feeding and dietary intakes as ordered by physicians.
• Contributes to changes to patient’s menu, including patient food preferences, and the development of standardized recipes, as well as assists in overseeing food service workers in proper food handing and portion control.
• Prepares, presents, and conducts individual and group education classes, and refers clients to community services, as needed.
• Participates in and promotes Northwell wellness initiatives.
• Develops and utilizes effective lines of communication regarding nutrition information within the program and community.
• Provides in-services to culinary, food service and interdisciplinary teams regarding therapeutic diets and related topics.
• Participates in Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement related tasks including data collection and executes tasks related to it, as directed.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Master's Degree, required OR meets the prior education requirements for Licensure established by the New York State Department of Education.
• Current Registered Dietitian Certification with the Commissions on Dietetic Registration, required.
• Certified Dietitian Nutritionist in New York State (CDN), as needed.
• Advanced/specialized certifications as needed.

5.1-3 Years Of Relevant Experience, Required.

• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).