PURPOSE:

Provides optimum nutritional care to patients through assessing nutritional needs; developing, implementing and re-evaluating nutritional care plans; and educating patients and families. Reports to the Clinical Nutrition Manager.

 

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Screens and assesses patients in a accurate and timely manner; determines patients' nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care.

• Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences.

• Monitors patients for and evaluates food/drug interaction, counsel patients when appropriate and documents in the patients' interdisciplinary care plan.

• Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical and social data in medical record as it applies to

• nutritional care.

• Instructs patients concerning diet, and monitors patients' reaction to diet.

• Documents diet, diet instruction and patient's expected compliance to diet in nutrition

• assessinent

• Practices proper hand hygiene upon entering and exiting patient's room.

• Adheres to proper patient identification standards when providing nutrition care.

• Consults with physician regarding appropriate diet modifications.

• Participates in patient rounds with patient health-care team of vrious services.

• Counsels patient and/or their family prior to discharge concerning the preparation of special therapeutic or modified diets at home.

• Informs diet office staff special food preferences for patients.

• Participates in nutritional training of field placement students.

• Maintains records of clinical productivity, assessments, follow-up charting, ete. as requested by the Clinical Nutrition Manager.

• May participate in Health Day, community fairs, ete. as a representative of the department.

• May relieve in all areas/units as assigned.

 

Education and Experience:

Baccalaureate degree in nutritional sciences which includes courses in chemistry, nutrition and diet and disease OR

Masters degree in nutritional sciences from an accredited college or university.

Registration from the Commission on Dietetic Registration OR

Verification for eligibility to sit for the Registration exam AND

 

Skills: Two years of experience

 

Certification/License:

Certificate of Dietic Registration (CDR) - Required

NY State Office of Professionals Registered License  - Preferred

Primary Source Verification - required

AHA BLS - required

 

Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors Degree 

Department: FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES

Shift Timings: 08:00 AM EST - 04:00 PM EST 

                       09:00 AM EST - 05:00 PM EST 

Hours Per Day: 8.00

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Days Per Week: 5.00

Pay Rate

$45/Hr till $75/Hr depending upon  the experience

Auto offer for eligible candidates

Weekly Gross

$1600 till up to $3000 Depending upon the experience

Open for Negotiation

Location

New York - Bronx and New York - Queens