Local Contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - $50-53 per hour - Nucleus Healthcare : Job Details

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking a local contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for a local contract job in Newport News, Virginia.

• Specialty: RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Nucleus Healthcare is seeking an Registered Dietitian for a 13-week contract assignment at a health system in Newport News, VA.Title: Registered DietitianShift Time Type: Day ShiftHours Per Week: 40 (5x8s)Embraces the Select Medical Way and Core Values of the Company:• We deliver superior quality in all that we do.• We treat others as they would like to be treated.• We are results oriented and achieve our objectives.• We are team players.• We are resourceful in overcoming obstacles.One of our 4 Key organizational results is to Keep our Patients and Each Other Safe:Select Medical is an organization where patient safety and employee safety are a priority. This focus on safety is applicable to all business lines and levels of care. To those of us who work for Select Medical, these are more than words. Putting safety first allows us to provide superior care for our patients and provides a work environment where each employee is expected to take care of themselves and each other by making safe choices, using equipment provided, identifying work place hazards, adhering to safety policies and procedures and reporting risks or hazards as soon as possible.Promotes Patient and Employee Safety – Focused on 10 Foot Circle of Safety and displays safety awareness in all of the below key areas:• Safe Patient Handling• Materials Handling• Infectious Diseases• Slips/Trips and Falls• Work EnvironmentFollows all facility guidelines outlining standards of personal appearance, attendance and punctuality.Perform nutrition assessments and re-assessments, identifies nutrition goals and interventions, monitors and evaluates patient progress. Provides clear and concise medical record documentation.Develop and monitor enteral and/or parenteral nutrition support regimens in conjunction with pharmacy and the medical staff.Collaborates with Speech Therapy regarding diet progression and transitional feeding to meet nutritional needs.Clarify admission orders to ensure nutrition support, diet and oral supplement orders are consistent with the facility's established nutrition support formulary and diet manual.Consider religious, cultural and ethnic factors in development of nutrition care plans.Evaluate potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions. Provides nutrition education/counseling as appropriate.Develop and implement educational programs for patients and staff. Works with the patient and family to identify educational needs, achievable goals and provides patient education. Serves as a resource to the medical staff regarding evidence-based nutrition practice.Attend Interdisciplinary team meetings and communicate patients' nutrition care plan, progress and recommendations. Participates in interdisciplinary team rounds i.e., wound care, vent weaning.Participate in departmental and facility Performance Improvement Program, including data collection and analysis.Serve as a resource to food service staff to assure the patient care plan is implemented. Advises food production staff regarding any special preparation techniques to be used for modified diets.Participate in developing, planning and standardizing menus. Reviews and approves general and therapeutic menus. Reviews and approves menu substitutions. Performs meal rounds and tray audits to ensure patient meal trays are consistent with the prescribed diet and meet standards of quality, quantity, temperature and appearance.Review yearly updates and approves therapeutic diet manual annually. Educates clinical and food service staff on location of the Nutrition Care Manual. Maintains hard copy of simplified diet manual for downtime.Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories. Maintains current professional registration requirements (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development and continuing education). Demonstrates interest in continuing education, academics or specialized certification to further enhance professional skills.Communicate patients' needs to appropriate team members (i.e., pain and suctioning). Acts as a liaison between the patient, multi-disciplinary team, medical staff and food service.Performs other duties as assigned.Additional Qualifications

Nucleus Healthcare Job ID #3789.

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