Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist

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UHPhealth is looking for a Registered Dietitians who will serve as an expert in the use of nutrition to promote a healthy lifestyle. They will provide appropriate patient nutritional care, assess the nutritional status of patients and provide a wellness plan that’s customized to individual's need, and goal appropriate for the age of the patient. Provide nutrition education to patients/families.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Screening, assessment, reassessment and medical nutrition therapy

· Meet with each patient on a weekly basis to implement and manage individual dietary meal plans including conducting weekly calorie counts.

· Facilitate Nutrition Group that are appropriate to the age-appropriate patient.

· Complete documentation on each client's progress throughout the treatment experience, making sure that daily progress note reflects the goals within the treatment plan.

· Implement one dietary treatment goal for each client within a week of admission.

· Communicate with treatment team throughout patient's treatment episode, Facilitate family sessions and education; including virtual therapeutic meal; as applicable.

· Weekly communication (phone, email, or in person) with parents of adolescent. Provide age-appropriate education group to support the nutritional plan of care.

· Assess educational needs and readiness to learn for all patients and families.

· Collaborate with another professional team to integrate and communicate nutritional principle that will enhance the patient outcome.

· Complete activity and other report on timely basis.

· Identifies and documents evaluation of outcomes.

· Performs other duties as assigned.