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Job Details
Clinical Dietitian - In-Patient - Jefferson Center City - Full Time
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
Provides appropriate medical nutrition therapy goals for patients throughout the organization. Educates patients regarding their diet/nutrition plan for discharge when needed. Serves as a nutrition resource to physicians, nursing staff, and other health care team members. Participates in patient care rounds. Essential Functions
Acts as the patient’s primary advocate for all aspects of nutrition care. Assesses nutrition
needs for patients receiving enteral and parenteral feedings, and/or eating based on age and disease specific requirements.
Develops, implements, and monitors the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions for patients based on departmental policies and procedures.
Provides nutrition education to patients, families, and/or caregivers as needed. Educates and acts as a resource for students, residents, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare team members regarding nutrition support practices.
Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistently utilizing Jefferson’s core values.
Communicates clearly and effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, support staff, physicians and other allied health team members.
General knowledge of nutrients analysis, electronic medical record, and spreadsheet software
Demonstrate an active leadership role in delivering nutrition services
Demonstrate accountability for proper handling of patient confidential information
Maintains clinical productivity standards. Practices effective time management and prioritizing of tasks.
Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for projects and other activities.
Assists in achieving compliance with accrediting organizations’ regulatory agency standards including The Joint Commission and state and federal regulations.
Participates in the orientation and training of new dietitians as well as host/hostess hourly associates.
Assigns and directs the workload of interns as needed
Works with host/hostess or diet office staff to assure conformance to prescribed diet order
Manages resources (time, materials, staff, use of enteral and parenteral feedings) in a cost-effective manner.
Bachelors
Nutrition or Dietetics
Required
Masters Related Field Preferred
Additional Qualifications:
• Completion of a supervised practice program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• One year acute care hospital/critical care experience preferred
Licensing Requirements
Registered Dietitian or eligible for registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
If registration eligible, must past the dietetic registration exam within 6 months of hire. Licensure state of Pennsylvania within 6 months of hire. Position may be terminated if registration and/or Licensure is not achieved within the required timeframe.
Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)
Worker Sub Type
Regular
Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. Primary Location Address
111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the…