Job Description

Join Our Team

We are looking for compassionate, caring people to join our talented staff of health care professionals as we continue to grow to be the preferred, regional health care partner in our community.

Benefits

We pride ourselves on retaining our top talent by offering work environments that support professional development and personal success. In addition to our robust healthcare and retirement plans, we offer:

• Flexible schedules for work-life balance
• Paid time off accrues on day one for part- and full-time employees
• Get up to 50% of earned wages with Payactiv - access to the money you worked for, but haven't been paid yet
• Earn While You Learn – Deaconess offers tuition reimbursement for many healthcare opportunities, STEP UP program will pay your normal wages for time spent in enrolled class hours for up to 18 hours per week for approved programs. Educational Assistance up to $5.250.00 per calendar year while enrolled in undergraduate or graduate classes
• Outstanding Referral Programs
• Pet Insurance Available
• Medical Premium Assistance of up to 20% is available for eligible full-time employees
• Wellness Incentives for full & part-time employee to reduce cost of insurance premium by $33.93 (and $11.30 for a spouse, if applicable)
• Onsite children’s care centers (Infant through Pre-K) at various locations
• Deaconess RN on Call is available for employees 24/7/365 to speak to an RN
• Automatic enrollment in a 401K plan at 3% pre-tax contribution with an outstanding employer matching program
• Competitive pay, shift and weekend incentives, yearly opportunities for pay increases and bonuses
• Career advancement opportunities

Deaconess Dietitians are responsible for providing nutritional care for all patients of the hospital. The dietitian manages nutritional care on assigned units with a major portion of time spent in individual patient assessment and instruction.

•Identifies at-risk patients and/or receiving physician consult order.
•Provides nutritional assessment, and education to patient/family members
•Determines any food/drug interactions.
•Completes assessment for patients identified per nursing screen at high nutritional risk.
•Develops and implements plan of care based on assessment of nutritional needs and available sources, and correlates plan with other healthcare personnel.
•Consults with physician and other healthcare personnel, as appropriate, recommending patient’s nutritional needs.
•Documents nutrition care plans and information into patient’s medical record.
•Maintains tube feeding formulary by evaluating products, recommending product changes, communicating changes, and inservicing appropriate personnel on the proper use of the new product.
•Formulates menus for therapeutic diets based on medical and physical condition of patients and integrates patients’ menus with basic institutional menus.
•Possess ability to assess and interpret data reflective of the patient’s status to identify each patient’s requirements.
•Provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures, i.e., Standards of Care.
•Attends appropriate intra- and inter-departmental meetings, inservices, and care conferences.
•Documents appropriately in patient’s medical record and in accordance with the Standards of Care.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Completion of an approved internship or C.D.P. program.
• Minimum of one year experience at a general hospital of 300 beds or more desirable.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Credentialed through CDR (Commission on Dietetic Registration) or registry eligible
• If registry eligible, must pass RD exam to become registered within six months of hire.
• Must obtain licensure in applicable state within six months of becoming registered through CDR.

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