The Registered dietitian (RD) is a consultant to the Nutrition Services Department and manager. The RD assists in establishing policies/procedures and nutrition care standards. Provides direction for: menu formation, food preparation distribution, and service: sanitation standards: safety practices, work standards: and staff development as needed to ensure best practices and regulations are met. Clinical Licensed Registered Dietitian is under the general supervision of the CEO. 

Part-time benefited position working 40 hours per 2 per weeks, no weekend or holidays.

JOB FUCTIONS:

Patient Meal Delivery Services

• developing standards of performance for the Nutrition Services Department. 
• evaluating the appropriateness and effectiveness of orientation, training and education activities. 
• staffing of department as needed.  This may consist of interviewing, job offers, interventions, and terminations of personnel. 
• designing and implementing Quality Management Programs. 
• inspecting and monitoring Ser work, storage, and servicing area of Nutrition Service Department to ensure compliance with local, State, Federal, and Joint Commission regulations. 

Clinical Services

• Oversees all nutritional aspects of patient care including nutritional screening assessments, charting, interviews, and advises physicians on clinical efficacy of nutrition orders. 
• Assesses, evaluates, plans, and implements nutrition care plans of inpatients, outpatients, swing bed, and cardiac rehab in the following age groups: infancy, childhood, adolescent, adult, and geriatric. This care is delivered in accordance with established standards of performance when receiving referrals from these departments.  
• Provides outpatient nutrition counseling. 
• Participates in developing policies and procedures for the Nutrition department. 
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, conferences and professional affiliations.  Develops a personal plan for continuing education based on needs assessment. 
• Provide dietetic consulting services to other facilities. 
• Promotes and implements processes to ensure JRMC Corporate Compliance Plan is carried out in department policies, training, and education and monitoring activities. 
• Consistently uses AIDET communication skills with patients, guests and employees. 
• Interacts with patients of all ages (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics) while delivering patient meal trays. May also have contact with physicians and cafeteria customers. 
• Assures that personal behavior always complies with the hospital’s Healthy Roots. 

Qualifications/Requirements of Job Position: 

• Provides Dietitian services to Hospice/ Home Health and Cardiac/Pulmonary Departments. 
• Serves on interdisciplinary team and hospital committees as required.
• Coordinates Performance Improvement projects and data collection.
• Teaches community classes/programs (prenatal, Heart Care, Smoking Cessation, etc.).
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS

• Standing - Frequently
• Walking - Frequently
• Sitting - Rarely
• Hands and Finger Dexterity - Continuously 
• Reaching with Hands and Arms - Continuously 
• Climbing - Rarely
• Stooping/Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling - Continuously 
• Hearing/Listening - Continuously
• Tasting or Smelling - Rarely
• Working Inside - Frequently
• Working Outside - Frequently
• Working in Extreme Heat - Frequently
• Working in Extreme Cold - Frequently
• Working with Hazardous Materials - Rarely
• Noise - Occasionally
• Working in Dirt/Dust - Frequently

LIFTING CARRYING / PUSHING / PULLING:

• Up to 10 pounds - Occasionally
• Up to 25 pounds - Rarely
• Up to 50 pounds - Rarely
• Up to 75 pounds - Rarely
• Up to 100 pounds - Rarely
• Over 100 pounds - Rarely

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As part of our commitment in creating a fair, efficient, and consistent hiring process we may use artificial intelligence (AI) to help our recruiting teams organize, summarize, and analyze information provided by candidates, including resumes, application responses, and other materials submitted during the application process.AI may be used to identify patterns, highlight relevant skills, and experience, and assist in comparing a candidate’s qualifications with the requirement of a specific role. These tools are to improve efficiency and consistency while supporting more informed hiring decisions, which will ultimately be made by the hiring team.