Clinical Dietitian Full-Time Days

Description Standard Qualifications: Lawnwood Regional Medical Center Fort Pierce, FL Facility Description: Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute is a380-bed acute-care hospital offering a full range of services. Lawnwood is home to the most experienced Heart Institute on the Treasure Coast and offers diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic care, including open-heart surgery. Other hospital services include a 24/7 emergency department, pediatric emergency department, labor/delivery and birthing, pediatrics, orthopedics, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic services, and a full range of inpatient and outpatient general surgical services. Lawnwood provides the areas only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Level II Trauma Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Compressive Stroke Center. Lawnwood is accredited by The Joint Commission and designated as Certified Primary Stroke Center. Lawnwoods Physical Rehabilitation Center is CARF accredited and, for 11 years in a row, the hospital is a Five-Star Recipient for the Treatment of Heart Attack by Healthgrades. At Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute, patients come first no matter what! Lawnwood Regional Medical Center is a member of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, Hospital Corporation of America. HCA has been named one of Ethispheres Worlds Most Ethical Companies for eight consecutive years. Join our tradition of excellence! Benefits: We offer a generous compensation package for Full-time and Part-time including: vacation, 401k, and Medical Insurance. JOB SUMMARY: The Clinical Dietician works under the direction of the Clinical Nutrition Services Manager to ensure that patients nutritional needs are met. Visits, screens and prioritizes patient care based on acuity level, affecting the nutritional care of patients. Assesses nutritional needs, develops and implements nutritional care, and evaluates and reports these results appropriately. Coordinates these activities with the departments management team, cooperating with other areas of the department. Serves as a role model for the department. Appropriately documents medical nutrition treatment plan in the patients medical record indicating all pertinent data and information. Completes and documents patient education i.e. food drug interaction, nutrition counseling as appropriate in a timely manner. Completes Nutrition assessments and reassessments on patients in a timely manner as dictated by internal and external regulatory standards. Demonstrate appropriate use of PPE with a thorough understanding of procedures to minimize exposure in keeping with the safety culture within the hospital. Conducts Nutrition Screening / Prioritization of care for all patients that need to be seen on a daily basis. Attends multidisciplinary care plan rounds on assigned floors as indicated by hospital and department policy and procedures. Takes on an active role in the reviewing / developing and or approving of the diet manual, patient menus, nutrition education materials related to patient care.