USD $27.52/Hr.
USD $42.65/Hr.
Plans and delivers nutrition care for patients of any age including infant, child, adolescent, adult and geriatric. Performs nutrition assessment and care planning and provides education to individuals and groups on medical nutrition therapy. Integrates nutrition care with other treatment modalities. Interprets biochemical and clinical data, identifies and monitors patients at nutritional risk; provides a variety of nutritional therapy interventions to resolve nutritional crisis and to ensure health maintenance. Independently, manages nutrition care for patients utilizing medical staff approved orders protocol. Embodies the Memorial Health Values of Safety, Integrity, Quality, and Stewardship that support our mission and vision.
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Cardiac Rehab: The clinical dietitian will provide a monthly group nutrition class on heart healthy nutrition as well as diabetes to the out-patient cardiac rehab. The classes will be documented in each patient’s medical record. The clinical dietitian will review and/or develop educational materials for the specific nutritional needs of the cardiac patient.
Heart Failure Clinic: The clinical dietitian will function as part of the Heart Failure Clinic team by providing nutrition assessment, intervention, and education as indicated. Care will be documented in the patient’s medical record. The dietitian will review and/or develop educational materials for the specific nutritional needs of the heart failure patient, will develop a lunch menu plus recipe(s) handout for the monthly Heart Failure Support Group, and will attend meetings regarding Heart Failure Clinic as indicated.
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS): The clinical dietitian will complete the LVRS CBL regarding the care of a LVRS patient biannually. The dietitian will provide nutrition evaluation to include assessment, intervention, and education, with care documented in the patient’s medical record. Pre-surgical care will be documented in the medical record using the LVRS pre-admission note. In-patient care will be documented in the medical recording using the nutrition assessment form, education record and LVRS daily rounding note. Patients may also be seen post discharge as an outpatient in pulmonary rehab, if indicated. The dietitian will attend LVRS Team Selection meetings as well as daily rounding with the multidisciplinary team (weekdays only).
Outpatient Dialysis: The clinical dietitian must be licensed as a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist by the State of Illinois for one year or supervised by a Licensed Dietitian Nutritionist with licensure for 1 year. The dietitian will provide nutrition assessment, intervention, and education monthly for all acute dialysis unit patients receiving outpatient dialysis. The dietitian will review monthly labs with the patient and calculate kt/v as part of the monthly nutrition assessment. The dietitian will document care in the patient’s medical record. The dietitian is also responsible for maintaining regular communication with the nursing home dietitian, if the patient resides in a nursing home. The dietitian will participate in Interdisciplinary Team Meetings (IDT) and Unit Based Council (UBC) Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QUAPI) meetings as appropriate.
Radiation Oncology: The clinical dietitian will see newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients as notified by the Oncology Nurse Navigator and provide nutrition assessment and/or education. The dietitian will document care in the patient’s medical record.
Rehab: The clinical dietitian will facilitate group nutrition classes to patients and families on the rehab unit as well as attend rounds as indicated/appropriate. Care will be documented as indicated on the rehab rounding form.
Transplant: The clinical dietitian will serve as part of the Transplant Team by providing nutrition assessment, intervention, education, and discharge planning. Care will be documented in the patient’s medical record. Care will be provided to recipients and donors in all phase of transplant including pre-transplant, transplant, and post-transplant. The dietitian will review and/or develop educational materials for the specific nutritional needs of the transplant candidates, recipients and living donors. The dietitian will facilitate the nutrition section of the Transplant 101 Class. The dietitian will attend Transplant Selection Committee meetings as well as Large Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QUAPI) meetings. The dietitian is responsible for maintaining regular communication with the patient’s dialysis center, if the patient is on dialysis.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Memorial Health is one of the leading healthcare organizations in Illinois—a responsibility we are proud to uphold. Founded in 1897 to meet the expanding needs of our communities, we have assembled an ever-growing team and vast resources.
Dedicated to unsurpassed excellence in care, education, and research, our community-based, not-for-profit corporation features a team of nearly 10,000 strong throughout eight state-of-the-art affiliates offering a broad array of vital services. Yet what matters equally is the size of our heart. Our ambitions. And our potential to do bigger and better things.
We’re achieving our goals by developing academic alliances with other respected institutions, including the BJC HealthCare Collaborative and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. By earning important credentials and accreditations. By making a real investment in employee development. And by building upon our reputation for excellence on the regional level, with the goal of realizing national prominence.
