Posted Date: 5/10/2023
Job Location: St. Anthony Regional Hospital, 311 South Clark St, PO Box 628, Carroll, IA, 51401
Department: Food and Nutrition
Employment Type: Relief
Job Description
You're welcome to contact the Food & Nutrition Director at 712-210-7012 for a quick phone interview and get any questions you may have answered before you apply!
SUMMARY: Consults with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide medical nutrition therapy to patients, residents, & outpatients with various diseases and nutritional needs. Provides nutritional screening, assessment, reassessment, and education for patients, residents and families.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Consults with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide medical nutrition therapy to patients, residents, & outpatients with various diseases and nutritional needs. Provides nutritional screening, assessment, reassessment, and education for patients, residents and families. Plans therapeutic diets in accordance with physician’s diagnoses and requirements of regulatory agencies.
Provides nutrition education to patients, residents, family members, staff, and the community about nutrition principles, food selection, food preparation, and diet restrictions.
Provides consultation to the Diet Clerks regarding nutrition-care orders, patient/resident menu correction, and patient/resident nourishment needs.
Participates in a Patient/Resident Meal Performance Improvement Program programs to ensure high quality meals served at the appropriate temperature and in an attractive manner.
Provides Consulting Registered Dietitian services to external organizations, for St. Anthony Regional Hospital
Coordinates and evaluates patient/resident food service standards to ensure patient/resident satisfaction with meals and nourishment’s and initiates action to correct any problems.
Presents in-service education programs for food service and other healthcare staff to provide continuing education and training and a safe working environment. Complies with all local, state and federal government regulations.
Inspects food service areas to maintain quality standards and sanitation regulations.
Completes all other duties as assigned.
Complies with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, regulations, and Standards of Conduct relating to the position and agrees to report any suspected violations of law or Standards of Conduct.
Recognizes and adopts activities appropriate to the specific needs of the patient/resident population and demonstrates knowledge of specific issues directly related to age of patient/resident population.
Complies with all applicable state and federal regulations.
Maintains a safe work environment using safe work practices, utilizing standard precautions and complying with hazardous waste procedures at all times as described in St. Anthony's Safety Manual.
Maintains the confidentiality of patient, resident, employee and organizational information.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position assumes may carry out clinical dietetic supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws in the absence of the Clinical Dietetic Supervisor. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Position requires a Bachelor’s degree and be a Registered Dietitian with the American Dietetic Association and a Licensed Dietitian in the state of Iowa. (Register or License eligible) will meet the education requirement. Ability to communicate (both verbal and written) effectively with superiors, sub-ordinates, and customers. Ability to write business letters, summaries and reports, using prescribed format and conform to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style. Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistics. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Requires effective management and leadership skills and the ability to work with confidential employee and employer information.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write formal correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, patients, families and other employees of the organization.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear and use hands to finger, handle or feel. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat and cold, electrical shock and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
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If you have further questions, please call the Human Resources Department at 712-794-5111.
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