Dietitian

Responsibilities:

• Visit patients and evaluates food intake and acceptance.
• Perform nutritional assessments with tools and information available.
• Complete an initial resident nutritional assessment summary. Systematically charts on Dietary Progress.
• Note such information as counseling, diet instruction given, nutritional assessment and other comments.
• Assess need for supplementary feedings/tube feedings, making adjustments when necessary.
• Coordinate diet information with food service department. Is familiar with system of diet records and writing diet tickets.
• Individualize caloric diets and records calculation on cardex card.
• Attend patients staffing and keeps staffing notes in Patient’s chart.
• Attend special staffing as needed.
• Approve regular menu and expands regular diet menu for special diets
• Attend menu meetings.
• Provide in-service education for food service department.
• Participate in training food service employees concerning food service and diet therapy.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in nutrition and Dietetics is a must.
• 2 years experience in similar position and in a hospital set up will be preferred.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• DHA license/Eligibility Letter is a must.