Our Company Amerita Overview
- The Registered Dietitian is responsible for implementing an individualized nutritional care plan for each patient.
- This role is also responsible for developing or obtaining patient nutrition educations materials.
- The Registered Dietitian counsels the patient, family, significant other or caregiver on prescribed diet and monitor adherence and response to therapy.
Schedule: M-F 8:30am-5pm Remote
We Offer:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Benefits plus, HSA & FSA Savings Accounts
- Supplemental Coverage – Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Employee Discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
Responsibilities:
- Co Develops, implements and monitors the clinical management of parenteral and enteral patients as part of the Nutrition Support Team
- Makes recommendations for nutrition intervention when necessary
- Reviews patient medical history, anthropometrics and pertinent lab values to assess home nutrition support protocols and insurance payer requirements
- Counsel patients and caregivers on home enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy.
- Assesses patients’ understanding of and compliance with prescribed diet principles
- Ensure continuity of care with patient’s physician, nurses and nutrition support teams to provide high quality patient centered care
- Participate in Performance Improvement Program and ACHC accreditation
- Identifies and promotes nutrition program services to clinical and professional referral base and performs necessary in-service education
Supervisory Responsibility: No
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition or related field
- Registered Dietitian with license to practice in assigned state(s); Certified Nutrition Support Clinician preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years of clinical experience required.
- Must have strong communication skills and organizational skills
- High level of self-motivation, initiative, flexibility and ability to work under pressure
- To perform this role will require constant sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching and typing on a keyboard with fingers.
- The physical requirements will be the ability to push/pull and lift/carry 10-30 lbs
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