.You're more than your job. Everyone is. And that's what makes you great at your job—all the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.GENERAL DUTIESMedical Nutritional Therapy of patients: Provides nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy integrated with the patient's medical goals and assists with ensuring compliance with ADA requirements and standards. Evaluates, interprets, monitors and documents the nutritional status and needs of hospitalized patients and outpatients using established standards of care and practice guidelines. Identifies and provides age-specific nutrition counseling to meet the cultural needs of the patients and their families. Develops, reviews, updates and implements educational materials to meet the needs of patients and professionals. Writes order for diet, supplement, enteral/parenteral nutrition and laboratory data per hospital policy. Plan meals for hospital patients and others who have special dietary needs. Assesses patients' nutritional needs, confers with doctors, and uses computers to analyze nutritional intake. Teaches people who need special diets how to plan and prepare foods at home.Preceptor of clinical nutrition to newly hired clinical staff: Instructs and provides on the job training for newly hired clinical staff. Supervises daily work of dietetic technicians and provides input into evaluations.Development of educational programs: Maintains registered dietitian (RD) status and engages in continuing professional education. Identifies continuing education opportunities and complies with Nutrition Services meeting and attendance standards.Assists with collection and formation of required data: Participates in nutritionally related interdisciplinary projects.EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, Nutrition, or related field.LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONSPossession of a permanent or provisional Louisiana dietitian/nutritionist license.Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.Licensed through the State of Louisiana Board of Examiners in Dietetics and Nutrition.SKILLS AND ABILITIES- Strong interpersonal communication skills to communicate with patients, visitors, healthcare team members and other employees.- Excellent oral and written communication skills required
