Screens all inpatients for nutritional risk according to Nutrition Screening and Assessment Policy and department standards. Provides nutrition care and education for Moderate, Low, and Not Currently at Nutrition Risk (NCR) patients, as well as specified high risk patients, under the supervision of the Registered Dietitian. Addresses Body Mass Index, food allergies and intolerances, and drug nutrient interactions according to department standards. Responsible for requisition, inventory, feeding preparation and staff training for Milk Depot and hospital wide Enteral Nutrition. Preceptor of dietetic interns and nutrition students. This position reports to Director of Nutrition Services.
Two years of formal training or education beyond the high school level (e.g., Associates Degree) or 4 Year Degree in Nutrition.
Registration required: Diet Technician Registered (DTR) OR 4 year degree in Nutrition.
2 years experience in hospital clinical nutrition is preferred.
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The physical demands and characteristics of the work environment described here are representative of those that will be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles Material Handling Classification is SEDENTARY. The employee must regularly lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, frequently lift, carry or push/pull less than 10 pounds, and occasionally lift, carry or push/pull up to 10 pounds.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to do fine motor, hear, speak, stand, and walk. The employee is frequently required to sit, smell, and taste. The employee is occasionally required to bend, do repetitive motion, reach, and squat.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, far vision, and near vision.
The employee is frequently exposed to airborne pathogens. The employee is occasionally exposed to bloodborne pathogens, bodily fluids, moving mechanical parts, radiation, slippery surfaces, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Concord Hospital (CH) is a nonprofit health system with campuses in Concord, Laconia and Franklin, New Hampshire.
As a charitable organization, our mission is to meet the health needs of individuals within the communities we serve. Over the past two decades, CH has evolved from a community hospital to a regional integrated health system with nearly 4,500 employees, including 458 physicians and advanced providers and more than $750 million in revenue.
As a member of the Concord Hospital team, you may count on using your knowledge and training to make a positive difference in the lives of our patients and their families. You will experience the personal and professional fulfillment that comes from helping others in a meaningful way as we work to meet our charitable mission daily and in doing so, impact the lives of people throughout Central New Hampshire.
