2 YRS EXP - REGISTERED DIETICIAN – DAYS (0800-1630 or 0830-1700) Facility: Ventura County Medical Center Specialty: Registered Dietician Certifications Required: Registered Dietitian credential with Commission on Dietetic Registration
- 8am-4:30pm or 8:30am-5pm Daily Care Load: Varies Number of Rooms: Varies Skills Required: General knowledge of: meal and menu planning for individuals with special dietary problems; quality assurance; principles of therapeutic nutrition; medical terminology as it relates to dietetic services and patient/client nutritional care; and local, state, and federal regulations related to food and nutrition services as they apply to dietetic services in a health care facility. Working knowledge of: nutrition sciences, diet therapy, and nutrient solutions; nutrient composition of foods; nutritional requirements of children, adolescents, and adults. Ability to: apply the principles of medical nutrition therapy; perform nutrition assessment, therapy, and education; calculate nutrient needs and learn to recommend appropriate enteral and nutrition therapy; develop, evaluate and update nutrition education materials; communicate with patients and other health care professionals verbally, in writing, and as a speaker/instructor; interpret program/facility policies and procedures; work cooperatively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Skills Preferred: Ideally: experience with mental health, pediatrics (including PICU); Peds/PICU/NICU/OB backup capabilities Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Performs nutrition assessment and medical nutrition therapy;
- Determines nutrition risk level for each patient;
- Documents assessments and pertinent nutrition information in the medical record;
- Assesses appropriateness of diet order, advises nurse/physician on clinical efficacy of diet order, recommends changes as needed;
- May provide and implement recommendations for enteral and parenteral nutrition support and monitors tolerance;
- Calculates nutritional intake and assesses nutritional adequacy;
- Participates in interdisciplinary patient care conferences;
- Educates in-patients,, including classes; develops, evaluates and updates nutrition education materials;
- Educates Family Medicine residents and attending medical staff on nutritional issues;
- May assist in revising policies, procedures, diet manuals;
- Participates in data collection for clinical Nutrition Performance Improvement; and
- Performs related duties as required COVID Vaccination Required. All RTO MUST BE ON INITIAL SUBMITTAL - Please ensure that all RTO is included for entire length of contract