Consulting Dietitian- Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine

Job Description

The Consulting Dietitian provides overall nutrition care to patients on an as-needed basis. Ensures nutritional needs of individual patients are being met and all documentation, as it relates to the patient’s nutritional status, is complete and accurate. Plans and administers activities related to resident/patient nutrition care, complying with the standards established by Aramark, regulatory agencies, and clients. Establishes and maintains effective multidisciplinary relationships to provide a unified approach to patient/resident care.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine is a 302-bed, full-service hospital that provides a wide range of medical and surgical services, including emergency care, imaging and diagnostic services, cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, women's health services, and more. The hospital has a team of experienced healthcare professionals who are dedicated to providing high-quality care to their patients. It is part of the Baylor Scott & White Health system, which is a nonprofit healthcare organization that includes more than 50 hospitals, hundreds of clinics, and numerous other facilities throughout Texas.

Job Responsibilities

• Conducts patient nutrition assessment on assigned patient population
• Manages the development and implementation plan for nutrition intervention in accordance with the Nutrition Care Process
• Conducts rounding to drive patient satisfaction
• Assesses educational needs and the presence of barriers to learning
• Provides nutrition counseling for individuals and groups, taking into consideration any adaptations to teaching methods necessary to meet patient learning needs
• Utilizes assessment and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations as well as cultural, religious, and ethnic concerns
• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family
• Provide appropriate follow-ups in accordance with the patient’s treatment goals, referring patients for outpatient counseling, community, or home health services as appropriate
• Delivers strong operational performance by executing against Aramark standards and regulatory agency standards and programs, continually monitor operations, and complete assessments and necessary action plans to provide optimal nutrition care and meal service to patients/residents
• Works cooperatively with medical staff as well as food and nutrition services staff to assure conformance to prescribed nutrition care orders
• Provides education that ensures compliance with food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards
• Provides appropriate and timely documentation that summarizes the nutrition care plan in a patient’s medical record, including nutrition assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, and progress towards goals
• Maintains clinical productivity standards and accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing
• Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients’ protected health information
  
  

At Aramark, developing new skills and doing what it takes to get the job done make a positive impact for our employees and for our customers. In order to meet our commitments, job duties may change or new ones may be assigned without formal notice.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Requires a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution with course work accredited or approved by the appropriate nutrition and dietetics agencies
• Earn and maintain applicable certifications, registrations, licenses, credentials and continuing education requirements by the appropriate accredited local agencies
• Formal eligibility to practice dietetics in geographic location where applicable
  
  

Conditions of employment may or may not include busy hospital and outpatient settings, from patient rooms/floors to kitchen/serving areas.

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