Clinician Dietician
Company: Miravista Behavioral Health Center
Location: Holyoke
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
Performs nutrition assessments as per Nutrition Practice
Guidelines.Develops and implements patient specific nutritional
care plans, interventions and goals as per Nutrition Practice
Guidelines and Clinical Nutrition Policies.Monitors and evaluates
patients responses to nutrition interventions.Provides Medical
Nutrition Therapy (MNT) instruction to patients on modified diets
when appropriate.Monitors for food and drug interactions and makes
appropriate interventions. Educates patients on Food/Drug
interaction when appropriate.Reviews prescribed diets/supplements
for appropriateness and makes appropriate changes as per Protocol
Orders Policy or makes recommendations for change.Documents all
assessments, patient education, nutrition care plans, interventions
and goals in the medical record utilizing Standardized Language and
Nutrition Diagnosis.Confers with physicians and the other allied
health care team members to clarify orders, recommends appropriate
MNT and exchange patient information.Provides nutrition in-services
to physicians and other allied health care team members as
needed.Provides guidance to Food Service supervisors and staff to
ensure menus are appropriate for the diet order.Participates in
patient rounds, attends and contributes to patient care
meetings.Participates in training nutrition interns.Completes PI
activities as directed by CNM.Qualifications:Registration as
dietitian with CDR and MA license required. Maintenance of
registration and licensure required as per guidelines.Work requires
the knowledge of theories, principles and concepts of human
nutrition and metabolism.Work requires the analytical ability to
collect information from diverse sources, synthesize a problem list
and to devise/implement intervention.Work requires the ability to
communicate effectively both orally and in writing. This may
include explaining clinical, technical concepts to physicians,
other health care team members, patients and their families,
comforting patients and their families, enforcing policies and
regulations in difficult situations, or performing other duties
requiring a comparable level of communication skill.About
MiraVistaMiraVista Behavioral Health Center is an innovative 84 bed
inpatient hospital.MiraVista s mission is to provide compassionate,
effective, sustainable care for those suffering from psychiatric
distress and co-occurring substance abuse.The MiraVista approach
empowers you to shift from simply having a job in your chosen
career field, to making a meaningful difference in the lives of
others.MiraVista Behavioral Health Center is an Affirmative Action
/ Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Miravista Behavioral Health Center, Springfield , Clinician Dietician, Other , Holyoke, Massachusetts
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