REGISTERED DIETICIAN JOB
Location: Saint Paul Minnesota
Description: HealthEast Care System is at present looking to employ REGISTERED DIETICIAN JOB right now, this position will be placed in Minnesota. Further informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Requisition Number: SJ-15518Job Title: REGISTERED DIETICIAN
Site Overview:
St Joseph's Hospital - St. Joseph’s Hospital, of downtown! St. Paul, was also named a Solucient Top 100 hospital. Providing the latest technology and having outstanding recovery rates, the staff takes a team approach to providing quality and compassionate patient care. Specialties include services at the National Brain Aneurysm Center, Heart Care, and treating inoperable tumors with the revolutionary technology of the CyberKnife®. St. Joseph's recently completed an $85 million expansion that features some of the most sophisticated technology available.
Department Overview:
BARIATRIC PROGRAM
Work Location:
St. Joseph's HospitalContract: Non-contract
Job Category:
Professional
Specific Area of Interest:
Other - Professional
City:
St Paul
Shift:
Day
Authorized Hours - Minimum Per Two Weeks: 40
Authorized Hours - Maximum Per Two Weeks:
Work Hours:
Work Hours/Schedu! le(For Example: 7:00am-3:30pmor Every other weekend)
Primary Function & Major Responsibilities Responsible for education and nutritional care of HealthEast Bariatric Care preoperative and postoperative patients. Ongoing nutrition education program development. Coordinate, plan and conduct programs to educate patients about concepts supporting bariatric surgery nutrition requirements. Develop, update, and implement, demographic appropriate bariatric nutrition education materials.Practices infection control policies, including Universal Precautions.Demonstrates knowledge of safety practices, fire and disaster policies and procedures.The RD applies the Nutrition Care Process and adheres to the standards of practice as outlined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.The RD will provide a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to provision of services; application of research; communication and application of knowledge; utilization and management of resources; quality in practice;! continued competence and professional accountability, in accordance with the standards of professional performance for dietetics professionals.Demonstrates the knowledge and skills required to provide care to patients with the characteristics of the communities served by the HealthEast facilities. That may include needs related to the patient’s age, diagnoses, special needs, and/or cultural identity.Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job to ensure appropriate maintenance of all privacy related issues.Performs all other related duties as requested to meet departmental needs.
Qualifications
Education:
B.S. in Food Science and Nutrition, Dietetics or appropriate related field.Completion of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics approved program for registration.Registration eligible acceptable. Must be registered within one year of employment.Dietitians working with outpatients must be licensed as a dietitian with the State of Minnesota!
Experience:
Entry level - requires six months hosp! ital experience during training.Special Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities:
Current and working knowledge of nutrition and disease in nutritional care of hospitalized patients;Ability to calculate parenteral and enteral formulas and patient needs;Ability to calculate special diets, i.e. renal, diabetic, etc;Good verbal and written communication skills to assess and educate patients; to work with physicians, ancillary services and nutrition staff;Ability to work independently with good time management skills;Ability to organize and prioritize work;Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients of all age groups, diagnoses, special needs, and cultures.Regular/Temporary
Status: Regular
If Temporary, Start Date:
If Temporary, End Date:
Position Status: Part TimeEmployee
Referral Bonus Eligible: No
Sign-On Bonus: No
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This position starts available on: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:11:32 GMT