What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Dietitian with emphasis on Oncology position at Colquitt Regional Medical Center?
Serves as a member of the multidisciplinary teams with inpatient floors and outpatient oncology team. This full-time position will serve as an inpatient and oncology dietitian.
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the expectations of this position but are not intended to be all-inclusive. The dietitian will report to the Food and Nutrition Director.
Overall Responsibilities :
- Demonstrates knowledge of current medical nutrition therapy, therapeutic diets, dietetic products, and standards of practice, based on sound scientific principles.
- Performs nutritional screening and comprehensive nutritional assessment
- Develops, facilitates, and evaluates the nutritional care plan for all assigned patients
- Provides medical nutrition therapy to patients receiving enteral nutrition support.
- Monitors patients receiving parenteral nutrition, assists with management as needed, and provides recommendations for transitional feedings
- Follows all guidelines as outlined within the Company Diet Manual and the Clinical Nutrition Policies & Procedures Manual
- Complies with all regulatory standards including federal, state, and accrediting agencies while adhering to facility confidentiality, HIPPA regulations, and patient rights policies
- This position is an on-site, day shift schedule and will share on call weekends duties with dietitian team.
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