Company: Saint Francis Medical Center - Lynwood

Location: Lynwood, CA

Career Level: Entry Level

Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Must have acute care experience
Provides appropriate patient nutritional care
Assesses the nutritional status of patients formulates a care plan coordinates its implementation and evaluates its impact and effectiveness
Provides nutrition education to patients/families/staff

Interviews patients to obtain information regarding food habits and cultural food preferences
Applies the principles of growth and development over the life span
Assesses as appropriate and interprets data
Determines patient care requirements and delivers care relative to the patients age-specific needs
Reviews information from interdisciplinary screening mechanism to prioritize high risk patients according to policy
Establishes nutrition intervention plans
Accurately assesses patients nutritional status and determines appropriate nutritional diagnosis
Assures that assessments are completed in a timely manner
Provides follow-up (reassessment) to see if recommendations are implemented and effective or suggests changes to the plan of nutritional care
Documents all interventions assessments education and care plans
Addresses discrepancies in diet orders
Makes rounds to nursing units
Assists in the development of clinical performance indicators for the department
Evaluates patient tolerance to therapeutic diets
Collaborates with other hospital services
Maintains pertinent patient data
Performs other duties as assigned or required

American Heart Association certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS/NRP/ENPC as required by department specifics
Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring for L&D
HIPAA Safety Manual Acknowledgement
State License Verification within 30 days of start
FIRE CARD (not required for this facility)

Travel RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - $2,200 per week Job Listing at Saint Francis Medical Center - Lynwood in Lynwood, CA (Job ID 5537992-2024-10-25)