What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dietitian Nutritionist - Neonatal Intensive Care position at uic?
Description:
The dietitian in the neonatal intensive care unit performs clinical assessment of infants, designs nutrition care plans with the medical team, develops enteral and parenteral regimens, establishes lactation/breastfeeding guidelines and may oversees the management of infection prevention in the handling, storage, and delivery of nutritional products.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assess patients’ nutritional status and develop/implement appropriate treatment plan, nutrition interventions.
- Implement medical nutrition therapy (MNT), document findings and recommendations.
- Reassess patient for changes in nutritional needs, document nutritional plan of care and monitor progress.
- Educate parent/caregiver to all aspects of MNT.
- Provide educational materials.
- Collaborate with patient care team to ensure optimal patient care.
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in discharge planning and communicate with outpatient Pediatric dietitian for follow up as needed.
- Establish lactation/breast milk feeding guidelines and oversee the management of infection prevention in the handling, storage, and delivery of nutritional products.
- Train new staff and dietetic Interns; accept responsibility for coaching, teaching, and mentoring to help meet clinical competency requirements.
- Preparation and presentation of staff in-services.
- Coordinate and participate in the mixing of special formulas in the formula lab.
- Monitor quality improvement (QI).
- Demonstrate pediatric experience.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
