What We Provide
Per Diem team members can access our extensive Employee Assistance Program that includes financial, legal, and mental health counseling program as well as participate in a retirement savings program.
What You Will Do
• Assesses and evaluates nutritional status of individual patients utilizing professional knowledge, interviewing skills and evidence-based guides to provide quality patient care.
• Evaluates patient’s physical condition and calculates therapeutic diet to meet the specific requirements of individual patient. Recommends to physician the plan of care, and advises physician of patient progress.
• Establishes nutritional plan based on assessment of patient’s condition. Monitors patient’s progress and recommends/revises changes in nutritional plan for effective patient care.
• Coordinates with team members and develops patient care plan to meet identified nutrition needs. Seeks clinical guidance from Nutrition Manager on hard to service cases.
• Documents patient care information such as evaluation data, treatments, communications on patient progress, patient responses to interventions and desired goals on a timely basis in patient’s medical record.
• Initiates and maintains verbal/written communication according to VNS Health Hospice Care policy to ensure coordinated patient quality care.
• Provides nutrition counseling to patients and/or caregivers utilizing educational materials, modified diets and individualized teaching aids to ensure patient understanding of the overall plan of care and its implications.
• Manages nutrition care planning of assigned caseload of patients from evaluation to discharge.
• Maintains productivity level of patient visits sufficient to meet program needs.
• Participates in agency in-service education programs, QA reviews, interdisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
• Acts as liaison to other community agencies to gather and disseminate information on nutrition trends and changes.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Licenses and Certifications:
Current registration to practice as a Registered Dietitian from American Dietetic Association OR
Current certification to practice in NY State as a Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist required
Education:
Bachelor's Degree with major in food and nutrition or equivalent experience required
Master's Degree in nutrition or public health preferred
Work Experience:
Minimum one year of professional experience as a registered/certified dietician required
In lieu of work experience, a Master’s Degree in nutrition or public health will be considered
Effective oral/written/interpersonal communication skills required
Registered Dietician, Hospice Home Care, Manhattan (Per Diem)
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