Registered Dietician

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Registered Dietician

REPORTS TO: Chief Medical Officer

DEPARTMENT: General Medicine / Diabetes Clinic

POSITION OVERVIEW:

1. Provides comprehensive nutritional care to patients identified with special needs and/or those who meet nutritional risk criteria.
2. Provides nutritional care which includes patient assessment and reassessment, patient and family education, interdisciplinary communication, nutritional plan of care development, and documentation of all interventions in accordance with policy and acceptable practice standards.
3. Acts as a competent clinician who provides clinical care in a skilled and effective manner, utilizing appropriate technical and decision-making skills.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Completes Dietary assessment, writes on Progress Notes in the patient’s E.H.R., information such as counseling, food substitutions and diet instructions provided to the patient or any pertinent impressions of the patient’s ability to cope and/or acceptance of the diet modification.
2. Determines dietary needs of patients from information gathered from patient’s chart in consultation with medical staff, and other sources.
3. Calculates special diets ordered by physicians.
4. Calculates weighted diets for patients whose intake must be specifically limited.
5. Observes, analyzes, and records diet program and patient response to diets served to evaluate effectiveness of dietary program, to determine necessary diet changes or supplementary feeding, and to provide dietary information for related medical purposes.
6. Communicates directly with the patient’s PCP via the NextGen E.H.R. to ensure care coordination.
7. Undertakes continuous self-improvement, attending applicable training, seminars, in-services and educational classes to maintain skills competency and current knowledge for standard of care and effective practices.
8. Responsible for following all agency safety and health standards, regulations, procedures, policies and practices.
9. Identifies, initiates and implements measures to deliver high quality care to patients and improve services.
10. Responds efficiently and timely to all patient and provider staff needs and inquiries.
11. Ensures excellent customer service to all FHCCGLA patients.
12. Works with the operations managers to manage patient scheduling and flow to address bottlenecks, scheduling issues, etc.
13. Handles patient grievances according to FHCCGLA’s Policy & Procedure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree in nutrition or dietetics.
• Current CPR Certification- required to be kept up to date.
• FQHC experience, highly preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Motivation to take initiative to ensure all tasks performed are completed thoroughly and accurately.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of administrative principles and procedures.
• Computer knowledge preferred (e.g., NextGen (E.H.R. & PMS), Microsoft Word and Excel).
• Bilingual English/Spanish and familiarity with the Hispanic culture.
• Access to automobile with valid California driver’s license and state mandated automobile insurance.
• Work schedule may include evenings, ov