Certified Clinical Dietitian 24 Hours Per Week

To prescribe and implement clinical nutrition interventions which produce changes in eating and lifestyle behaviors, medical condition and relief of symptoms. Provide nutritional consultation and in-service to providers/staff.

• Work with the inter team and with the patient/client and family and/or advocate on nutrition-related aspects of a treatment plan by providing medical nutrition therapy, conducting nutrition education and counseling, care coordination and management to address prevention and treatment of one or more chronic conditions or diseases. Nutrition care outcomes are measured using the nutrition care process.
• Delivers nutrition education to patients/clients to help patients/clients voluntarily manage or modify food, nutrition and physical activity choices and behavior to maintain or improve health. Delivers nutrition counseling by developing a collaborative counselor-patient/client relationship to establish food, nutrition and physical activity priorities, goals, and individualized action plans that acknowledge and foster responsibility for self-care to treat an existing condition and promote health. Nutrition care outcomes are measured to effectively monitor and evaluate the nutrition care plan
• The registered dietitian will collaborate with and refer to other providers as clinically deemed necessary.  Coordination of care involves facilitating services or interventions with other providers and departments. Examples of coordination of care include: prioritization of patient referrals, communication with patient access specialists, advising detail staff of changes in schedule, and referral to nutrition and dietetics practitioner with different expertise. Results are measured by providing requested services within budget and scope of practice standards.
• Evaluate and develop, as necessary, appropriate educational materials to use as aides in nutrition education, by interpreting, evaluating and utilizing current research related to nutrition care. Success is measured by availability of appropriate materials for use with patients. Provide medical staff/allied health providers and members with current information on diet therapy, food products, nutritional supplements and community nutrition programs through visual aids, written materials, in services and phone advice. Results are measured by satisfying providers and members with requested information.