Dietitian
Company: GENESIS Health System
Location: Davenport
Posted on: May 8, 2024
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Job Description:
Position Title: Dietitian, PPVDepartment: Radiation
Therapy-EPurpose: According to established hospital and
departmental policies and procedures, the clinical registered
dietitian (RD) uses advanced clinical skills and critical thinking,
review of data from the patient's medical and other healthcare
professionals, to perform the nutrition care process. The RD
performs in depth nutrition assessment to determine the nutrition
diagnosis. Appropriate nutrition intervention is recommended. The
dietitian frequently calculates parenteral and enteral nutrition
based on assessed needs and makes recommendations. The dietitian
must monitor and evaluate the nutrition care plan, determines when
resolved or makes another recommendation for improvement in
nutritional status. The duties of the dietitian are technical and
complex in nature and require advanced skill sets with coordination
of care with physician, nurse, pharmacist, and other health
professionals. The RD must also be able to provide best educational
opportunity for individual, group practice, and community.Report
To: Director, Cancer CenterSupervisory Responsibility: Guidance:
The job requires the provision of occasional guidance and training
to others. The job does not have formal or official supervisory
responsibilities.Materials Responsibility: Very Limited. Work
requires very limited responsibility for material resources.
Examples of resources could include personal work materials,
supplies or equipment, or very small amounts of cash. The employee
has a very limited or indirect amount of control over these
resources. Although human error might require the repair or
replacement of materials, usually the cost of correcting these
errors is minor. The variety and volume of resources is also very
limited. Problems associated with material resources are very
uncomplicated.Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees,
General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office
Staff, Patients, Families, and Significant OthersPOSITION
SPECIFICATIONEducation: Bachelor's DegreeField Of Study:
NutritionSpecial Training:Training Preferred: Certified in
Nutrition Support or Diabetes or Peds or Renal; Basic Life
SupportLicensure/Registration: Licensed Dietitian and Registered
Dietitian within 9 months.Experience: No experience
required.Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of
people inside or outside the organization. Communications are of
moderate difficulty and sensitivity. Contact with others may
involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information.
Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions
involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or
stressful encounters.Working Conditions: There is very limited
exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Some undesirable or
unpleasant environmental characteristics may occur but the physical
environment is generally safe and there is minimal health risk. No
safety equipment or unusual precautions are required. The amount of
time the employee may experience these minor adverse conditions
would be limited to 10% or less of the work day.Possible Exposure
to Blood Borne Pathogens: YesMiscellaneous:Location: GENESIS Health
System - Radiation Therapy-ESchedule: Per Diem/Casual, Day,
8-4:30
Keywords: GENESIS Health System, Iowa City , Dietitian, Healthcare , Davenport, Iowa
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