Inpatient Clinical Dietitian

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Clinical Nutrition Services
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AM Shift
Varied, as needed

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bedteachinghospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as bestin the Columbia Metroarea by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000babies each year, performs more than 34,000surgeries annually and isthe region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center.

Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

The Clinical Dietitian is responsible for the nutrition care of all clients in all assigned settings. Responsible for overseeing oral, enteral and parenteral nutrition support for assigned population. Screens, assesses, educates, monitors, and evaluates assigned population according to established practice guidelines and Nutrition Services policies. Collaborates and coordinates patient care with members of the health care team. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate for the patient population served.

Design and implement nutrition strategies that promote life-long health and minimize health and disease related risk factors.

Minimum Education:

Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Years of

Experience:

None.
Substitutable

Education & Experience:

None.
Required Certifications/Licensure:
Registered (through examination administered) by the Commission of Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association;
Current license to practice dietetics from the state of South Carolina (

Please note:

Registry eligible candidates may be considered with the following provisions:
Must provide documentation from Commission of Dietetic Registration of eligibility status, and must complete registration exam and obtain a license to practice dietetics in South Carolina within 6 months of start date as a condition of continued employment).
Required Training:
None.

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient population:
  • Infant (Birth to 1 year),
  • Child (1 year through 12 years),
  • Adolescent (13 years through 17 years),
  • Adult (18 years to 65 years)
  • Geriatric (over 65 years)
• Provides input and is active in the development of nutrition screening parameters.
• Provides input and is active in the development of nutrition protocols and policies.
• Collaborates with the patient, family member, and/or caregiver to assess needs, set priorities, establish goals/outcomes and develop individualized care plans. Continues to monitor progress toward achieving goals/outcomes.
• Collaborates and coordinates patient care with members of the health care team.
• Continuously evaluates nutrition care processes and patient outcomes.
• Participate in department and hospital-wide performance improvement data collection.
• Practice reflects best evidence, applicable laws, and other regulatory standards in the provision of nutrition services.
• Performs the key functions of the nutrition care process according to policy.
• Oversee nutrition screening and completes other nutrition risk identification procedures according to established policy.
• Uses accurate and relevant data and information to identify nutrition-related problems. (Nutrition Assessment)
• Identifies and labels specific nutrition problem(s) that will be addressed in the plan of care. (Nutrition Diagnosis)
• Identifies and implements planned interventions with the intent of changing or improving a nutrition related behavior, risk factor, or condition. Interventions may include patient education. Identifies patient goals/outcomes. (Nutrition Intervention)
• Monitors and evaluates data directly related to the nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions to determine progress made in achieving desired outcomes of nutrition care. (Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation)
• Applies knowledge and communicates effectively with others.
• Demonstrates knowledge related to clinical dietetics practice.
• Communicates and applies sound scientific principles, research, and theory.
• Shares knowledge and information with patients, families, and health care team members, and serves as a preceptor and guides dietetic interns/students in the application of nutrition knowledge and skills.
• Contributes to the development of new knowledge and services.
• Uses resources effectively and efficiently in practice.
• Utilizes system practice…