The Advanced Clinical Dietician reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The Clinical Dietician, in collaboration with the physician, provides nutritional counseling to restore or maintain an optimal nutrition status for the patient. This position communicates and collaborates effectively with the health care team to exchange and disseminate information regarding care of the patient and program development.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with physician to identify and connect with patients in need of nutrition counseling.
- Evaluates patient and nutrition parameters, identifies goals/outcomes, completes risk assessment.
- Selects appropriate dietary, behavioral, and physical interventions.
- Provides nutrition/lifestyle education and counseling for individuals and groups.
- Discusses/interprets appropriate use of pharmacotherapy, makes recommendations as appropriate (supplements, commercial products).
- Develops, presents, and modifies educational materials.
- Evaluates effects of nutrition counseling, observes and notes patient's response and progress, recommends adjustments and modifications.
- Consults with other programs/staff to ensure coordinated service delivery.
- Identifies and communicates key issues and trends to health care team.
- Participates in in-service training for staff, students, and physicians.
- Educates target groups about the role of nutrition in disease management and lifestyle medicine.
- Collects and documents research data to support quality management outcomes.
- May perform This role may support additional projects, perform administrative tasks, and other duties as assigned.