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Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plans and delivers nutritional care to patients according to physicians diagnoses
• Screens newly admitted patients to identify those at nutritional risk
• Collaborates with Food Service Manager to present healthy menu options in facilitys cafeteria to staff, hospital guests and vendors
• Facilitates seminars for hospital staff as part of employee wellness program
• Keeps lines of communication open between Medical Staff and Dietary.
• Meets with Medical Advisor to discuss physicians issues and medical/nutrition-related projects
• Interprets physician diet orders and modifies diet according to diet patterns and patient preferences
• Interviews patients assigned and document pertinent information on the appropriate nutrition documentation forms (refer to Clinical Support section)
• Instructs patients in diet principles and restrictions per physician diet order and documents pertinent information
• Provides substitutions if patient is unable to eat the meal provided, in accordance with diet restrictions
• Plans between-meal nourishments for patients as necessary
• Relates information on assigned patients to food production staff and Diet Aide. This information is documented on the patients nutrition profile in the computer
• Completes daily calorie counts when ordered or initiated
• Completes a nutritional assessment on patients receiving a tube feeding or parenteral nutrition
• Computes nutritional value of recipes when necessary
• Completes diet histories for nutritional assessment on specific patients
• Evaluates appropriateness of diet order for diagnosis and recommends diet order changes as indicated
• Maintains updated and necessary patient education materials and nutrition references and textbooks
• Participates in the development of policies and programs directed toward patient and family education
• Directs Diet Aides in daily duties and offers in-service education
• Participates in patient care plan meetings, support groups as requested or deemed necessary