• Develop, implement and maintain appropriate departmental and inner facility policies and procedures. Ensure that all clinical nutrition programs in the department are current, adequate and monitored.
• Coordinate the nutrition screening, assessment and education functions of outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy. Ensure that age-specific competencies and methods for determining patient learning and comprehension are followed.
• Assure nutrition screening is completed according to facility policy/rules/accreditation requirements.
• Develop and conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments in a timely manner according to facility policy/rules/accreditation requirements.
• Interpret data and information based on age-specific criteria and analyze, address, document and establish treatments and monitoring as appropriate.
• Plan, organize, schedule, document and direct outpatient, individual and group patient and family education experiences. Use age-appropriate materials and methods for determining comprehension and potential for compliance.
• Conduct regular, frequent, ongoing meetings, in-services, and training sessions with department.
• Provide ongoing communication and team building with outpatient staff. Establish interfacility policies and procedures to improve care and services.
• Pursue ongoing knowledge and information on disease states to ensure that appropriate Medical Nutrition Therapy is implemented when indicated.
• Maintain standards for the safe and sanitary operation of the department.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in his/her assigned area
• Maintains required core competencies.

Education

Required:

    Bachelors

Licenses & Certifications

Required:

    L-Dietitian

Preferred:

    C-Heartsaver

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About CHRISTUS Health

CHRISTUS HEALTH is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of almost more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS operates in 6 U.S. states, Colombia, Chile and 6 states in Mexico. To support our health care ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on medical staffs who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.

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