Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

Saint Joseph Health System is proud to now offer Daily Pay. Work Today, Get Paid Today!

Why Saint Joseph Health System?

• Saint Joseph Health System is a not-for-profit, multi-hospital health system located in North Central Indiana.

Our system includes:

• 254-bed acute-care hospital at the Mishawaka Medical Center

• 58-bed acute-care hospital at the Plymouth Medical Center

• More than 85 providers in the Saint Joseph Physician Network

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental and vision coverage.

• Retirement savings account with employer match

• Generous paid time off programs

• Employee referral incentive program

• Tuition/professional development reimbursement

• Nursing Scholarship opportunities

Job Summary

• Collaborates with members of health care team to provide outpatient and some inpatient medical nutrition therapy in accordance with established standards of care. Identifies patients at risk and assesses nutrition needs according to age specific physiological and developmental assessment criteria. Designs, coordinates and implements nutrition care plans, monitors outcomes of intervention and adjusts when indicated. Provides nutrition education to patient and family to achieve goals of medical nutrition therapy. Evaluates and maintains professional development/competency. Supports the highest possible patient satisfaction levels, ensuing program effectiveness.

JOB DUTIES

• Actively demonstrates the organization’s mission and core values and conducts oneself at all times in a manner consistent with these values.

• Knows and adheres to all laws and regulations pertaining to patient health, safety and medical information.

• Performs key functions of nutrition care according to policy including nutrition screening, assessments, development of care plan and follow up monitoring/reassessment.

• Collaborates with patient and/or family and health care team to assess, develop care plan, monitor and evaluate outcomes. Identifies, monitors and evaluates enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimens. Develops and implements transitional feeding plans.

• Identifies potential food/herb drug interactions and communicates/counsels per policy.

• Communicates nutrition care issues through interdisciplinary care rounds, individual consultation with health care team members and appropriate documentation in the medical record.

• Educates patient, family, healthcare team and community in medical nutrition therapy.

• Assesses learning needs, barriers to learning, preferred learning styles and educational level and provides nutrition education accordingly. Uses education strategies appropriate to patient’s needs and site of care.

• Develops nutrition education materials/tools for patients. Conducts classes on sound nutrition practices for patients and families.

• Provides in-services to health care team members concerning nutrition service issues pertinent to patient care. Develops and presents education to the community.

• Applies JCAHO and/or other regulatory standards in the provision of nutritional services.

• Conducts patient rounds to determine adequacy of intake and assesses acceptability of meals, service and overall patient satisfaction. Conducts periodic tray assessments according to quality standards and diet prescription.

• Participates in menu development, analysis and acceptability studies.

• Evaluates the quality and effectiveness of practice/services and recommends revision(s) to incorporate results of evaluation.

• Participates in interdepartmental and intradepartmental performance improvement activities related to patient care and service.

• Identifies performance improvement criteria for nutrition care. Tracks performance improvement indicators and implements action plans. Utilizes outcome data to improve patient care and nutrition processes.

• Participates in research protocols and development of clinical pathways in assigned area(s) of responsibility.

• Considers safety, effectiveness and cost in providing and delivering nutrition services and products. Demonstrates effective and efficient use of resources in practice.

• Utilizes system practice guidelines, protocols, references and approved diet manual in the provision of nutrition services. Directs nutrition colleagues in the delivery of products and services.

• Utilizes appropriate assessment tools/equipment (scales, skin fold caliper, growth charts, computer, etc) properly.

• Promotes outpatient services to patients, area physicians and health care professionals.

• Conducts regular self-assessment of professional strengths and weaknesses and identifies needs for professional development. Engages in lifelong self-development to improve knowledge and skills that promote continued competency.

• Demonstrates behaviors consistent with identified competencies and job requirements (i.e. skills validation, continuing education, age specific validation, mandatory in-services, safety training, annual TB testing, and organizational integrity program.

• Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as directed.

Other Job Requirements

• Strong verbal and written communication skills are required in addition to excellent interpersonal skills, independent problem solving, decision-making, time management and leadership skills. Computer skills strongly preferred.

• Assigned hours within your shift, starting time, or days of work are subject to change based on departmental and/or organizational needs.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIES

Education: Bachelor's degree from Coordinated Program or Didactic Program in Dietetics and Dietetic Internship or Pre-professional Practice program all accredited by the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education (CAADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Master’s degree strongly preferred. New graduates must complete minimum educational requirements within 6 months of hire.

Licensure: Active registration status with the State of Indiana and the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association is required. Active professional certification specific to practice specialty strongly preferred when applicable. New graduated must obtain registration within six months of hire.

Experience: Experience in general clinical dietetics practice desirable. One year’s experience in practice area preferred.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran