CLINICAL DIETITIAN: CARDIAC REHAB, JEFFERSON CITY, MO - ( PART TIME DAYS, M-F)

HOURS: PART TIME between Monday through Friday 8AM to 5PM

DEPARTMENT: Cardiac Rehab - Jefferson City

SALARY: $25.32 - $39.99/HR

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE :

MU Health Care is a growing academic health system in mid-Missouri comprised of multiple hospitals - including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital - and over 50 specialty clinics located throughout the region.

As an MU Health Care employee, you'll be part of an exceptional team committed to our mission of saving and improving lives. Our core values of inclusion, respect, service, discovery, responsibility and excellence foster a collaborative work environment where you can grow your career.

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BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY:

The Clinical Dietitian will work as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team to provide optimal medical nutrition therapy to patients or clients including infants, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics. Coordinate all phases of the nutrition care process including nutrition assessment, nutrition diagnosis, interventions, monitoring, and evaluation. Lead processes to ensure that the patient or client nutritional needs are met.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provide patient care by conducting nutrition assessments on patients or clients according to standards of care, policies, and protocol. Accurately make nutrition diagnoses when appropriate that can be supported by assessment data. Individualize nutrition interventions for each patient or client. Consistently monitor patient or client progress toward goals. Prioritize care to provide coverage for other units or areas when another dietitian is absent. Provide ongoing nutrition education. This includes education for dietetic students and interns, assessment of educational needs and provision of nutrition counseling for individuals or groups, development and revision of patient education materials, and participation in community projects and education as needed. Share information learned from educational meetings and webinars with peers. Effectively communicate with nursing, medical, and other hospital staff to ensure high-quality nutritional care for patients or clients. Regularly attend interdisciplinary rounds, discharge planning, and patient care conferences for effective communication with appropriate team members. Act as a resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition issues.

Facilitate clinical nutrition business practices by assigning and directing the workload of dietitians and diet technicians. Assist in achieving compliance with regulatory standards. Identify opportunities to increase awareness of nutrition services. Participate in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, processes, protocols, and goals. Participate in the orientation of new clinical nutrition staff as well as the ongoing training of dietitians and diet technicians in areas of expertise. Identify and collect performance improvement data, monitor outcomes, and initiate corrective actions. Keep the manager informed about issues and problems impacting the work area. Assist in determining solutions and highlight positive actions or behaviors. Keep professional development current with your own level of nutrition care expertise to assure evidence-based practice for patients or clients, staff, students, and the community.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Comprehensive knowledge and application of medical nutrition therapy. Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, staff, and physicians. Ability to function independently in assigned patient care areas. Ability to counsel and educate others.
General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Supervision is received from the Manager, Clinical Nutrition Services or designee.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Functional and administrative supervision is exercised over service support staff, diet technicians, and students.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Dietitian licensure from the Missouri Committee of Dietitians board. Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietititian Nutritionist (RDN) from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree. Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required to ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job; however, completion of these duties is a measure of successful performance. Employees of this job classification are subject to performance
reviews. Basic function, responsibilities and characteristics duties may change at any time with or without notice.

SAFETY SENSITIVE STATUS
This position is considered safety sensitive. This document is a general description of typical job duties, responsibilities and qualifications of employees holding the associated job title. Additional duties, specific qualifications and work emphasis may vary between individual positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Missouri System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy applies to all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, pay practices, benefits, disciplinary actions and terminations. For more information, visit https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/hr/eeo.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law.