What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Nutrition position at Greater Regional Health?
Major Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Interview patients to obtain nutritional information regarding food habits and preferences for guidance in planning diets. Performs meal rounds and observes plate waste to evaluate acceptance and tolerance of food.
- Reviews patient medical records and completes nutritional assessment on inpatients with exception of uncomplicated OB patients and puts nutrition note to confirm diet order, review nutritional status, and include plan of care as necessary.
- Performs a complete nutritional assessment on all SNF patients within 72 hours of admission.
- Instructs patients and/or family on diets as ordered by physician. Helps maintain nutrition education materials for patients on therapeutic diets.
- Performs patient education of potential food drug interactions as necessary.
- Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
- Develop policies for nutritional programs to assist in health promotion and disease control.
- Inspect meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.
- Confer with diet aides on patient dietary preferences and diet orders.
- Develop, review, update and implement educational materials, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching nutritional services in one on one and group settings.
- Coordinate nutritional counseling services at Greater Regional
- Write general and modified diets according to current AND nutritional standards and the Simplified Diet Manual.
- Direct interviewing, hiring, orientation and supervision of personnel working in the Clinical Nutritional Services department and the Diabetes Education program.
- Prepare and submit Clinical Nutritional Services Diabetic Education budget.
- Prepare and present nutritional programs for public health.
- Educate Food Service staff on modified/special diets as needed.
- Provide nutritional counseling for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab programs; Diabetic Education program; Cancer Center; other Greater Regional Departments/programs and the Community.
- Supervises Greater Regional Diabetic Education program, maintains certification.
- Quality monitoring and presents results to Quality
- Make decisions quickly and in the best interest of the Clinical Nutritional Services Department and the nutritional care of patients.
- Must be able to work with and care for patients from infancy to geriatric age and be sensitive to the developmental needs of patients over the age span.
Skills, Education and Experience:
- Current Dietetic licensure in State of Iowa.
- Registration from the Academy of Nutrition and Diabetics.
- Certified Diabetic Educator
- Understand medical terminology in order to communicate with professional staff regarding dietary information preferred.
- Understand policies, principles, and procedures of dietetics, therapeutic nutrition, quality assurance principles and DNV regulations preferred.
NHSC Loan Repayment Approved Site:
Did you know Greater Regional Health is a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) practice site? Being an NHSC practice site is a great way for us to attract the talent we need while providing patients with premiere access to the care they deserve.
Primary care, mental health, and dental health providers have access to a suite of loan repayment and scholarship programs such as NHSC, Nurse Corps, and Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment programs. More information: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/
Disclaimer:
For the 7th year in a row, Greater Regional has been named one of the Top 50 Workplaces in Iowa, which we credit to our employees shared cultural values. We are also proud to announce Greater Regional is one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation 6 years running. Greater Regional offers an outstanding benefits package to all full-time employees which includes IPERS, tuition reimbursement, wellness screenings, wellness reimbursements, and more. Patients have a choice in health care, they choose Greater Regional Health. You have a choice in employment, choose Greater Regional Health! Apply online or call Jade Wilbourne at 641-782-3679 if you have questions regarding your application.
***In order for current employees to be eligible to receive a referral bonus, the applicant cannot have worked at GRH previously and the applicant must include the full name of a current GRH employee on their UKG application in the blank provided. New hires must be hired for a regular, non-casual position to be eligible for bonus. New hires must not drop status for two years after hire for referring employee to get the full bonus. Managers will not be eligible if referring a new team member to their respective department.***
