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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location wailuku, Hawaii

About this job

Assesses, develops, implements, and monitors patient's nutritional needs for delivery of comprehensive nutrition care services. Plans, develops, and participates in providing nutrition information through educational programs and nutrition handouts. Assists with planning, development, and implementation of department programs, policies, and goals.

Essential Functions:

* Develops, implements, monitors, and coordinates nutritional care plans based on assessment of client's needs with other health professionals.

* Counsels individuals and family members on nutritional principles, dietary plans, food selection and economics. Adapts plans to individual client's needs, lifestyle and cultural eating habits. Provides follow-up for continuity of care.

* Communicates nutritional care data through record systems to include Medical Records, Dietary Information Record and Special Consult Referrals.

* Provides consultation to medical team regarding diet prescriptions, nutritional assessment and care plans. Serves as resource person.

* Participates as consultant in medical rounds and educational conferences involving dietary treatment and management.

* Develops and implements ongoing patient care surveys to evaluate impact of services provided. Identifies problems and address needs.

* Compiles, selects, or develops educational resource materials.

* Conducts, evaluates, or participates in development of nutrition education programs for health members and community groups.

* Develops, organizes, and conducts orientation and in-service education training programs for professional and non-professional staff.

* Develops and implements short and long range department goals and objectives.

* Maintains effective written and verbal communications and public relations inter and intra-departmentally.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

* Minimum six (6) months of related experience or successful completion of training program (pre-hire, post-hire, or on-the-job) in area of specialty, if applicable.

Education

* Bachelor's degree in food and nutritional sciences or related field.

* Accredited Dietetic Internship (DI) by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

License, Certification, Registration

* Certified Registered Dietitian (RD) by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

* Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification.

* National Provider Identifier (NPI) and Taxonomy code required at time of hire.

Additional Requirements:

* Demonstrated ability to effectively use resources for research.

* Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in group presentations, interpersonal relations, customer service and conflict resolution.

* Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing and multimedia presentations.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Minimum one (1) year of clinical dietetic counseling and nutritional teaching experience.

* Master's degree in food and nutritional sciences or related field.

* State of Hawaii Licensed Dietitian (LD).

* Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in spreadsheet and database PC applications.