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Clearsky Rehabilitation Hosp Dietician in Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Are you a dedicated and compassionate clinician seeking a fulfilling career where you can make a real difference in people's lives? Look no further! Our state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital in Rio Rancho, NM is looking for a Part Time Registered Dietitian to join our dynamic and thriving healthcare organization committed to providing exceptional patient-centered care, and we want YOU to be a vital part of our team.
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Our Registered Dietitians design and implement therapeutic nutritional care plans for patients, based on physicians diagnosis, utilizing general dietetic standards and regulations. This position fulfills these duties while integrating company values into daily practice.
This position will work Part Time Day shifts approx 20 hours/week.
Essential job functions include but are not limited to:
Requirements for consideration:
We value our employees skills, talents and input. We believe in maintaining hospital environments where employees are valued, treated with dignity, respected, provided educational and training opportunities recognized and rewarded. These values are included in our competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits.
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Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive Benefits Package including Medical, Dental, Vision
401k Matching
Student Loan Repayment and Tuition reimbursement
Professional Development Opportunities to include CEU Opportunities
Health and Wellness Programs
Career Advancement
Inclusive and Supportive Culture
Work Life Balance
Employee Recognition Program
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team in the nutritional aspects of patient care by sharing specialized knowledge with others on the medical team, participating appropriately in patient rounds and conferences, recording in medical records, and assessing the nutritional status of patients, instructing patients, recording diet histories, interpreting and integrating therapeutic principles.
Monitors and documents patient progress and consults with physicians as needed. Makes appropriate notation of food and drug interaction in the patient medical record.
Educates and provides guidance to staff, patients, and families regarding diet and food plans.
Administers and advises dietary operations to ensure menus comply with prescribed nutritional plans.
Maintain current diet manual for therapeutic diets that have been approved jointly by the dietitian and medical staff.
May be required to work during inclement weather and other staffing emergencies.
Minimum of a Bachelors degree in dietetics, nutritional sciences, clinical nutrition, public health nutrition or a related area is required; Masters preferred.
Two years related experience in a hospital setting is preferred.
Registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration is required.
Must be licensed as a Registered Dietitian as applicable per state requirements.
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Contacts
Age of Patient Populations: Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
Internal Contacts: Patients, Providers, Staff
External Contacts: Patients, Providers, Vendors, Community agencies and advocates, Regulatory agencies, Patient families
Physical Requirements Over the Course of a Shift
General Activity:
Motion:
Use of Hands/Feet:
Weight Lifted/Force Exerted:
Body Fluid Exposure - Yes
Other physical requirements:
- Stand/Walk 61% to 100% of the time
- Sit 0% to 30% of the time
- Drive 0% of 30% of the time
- Bend 31% to 60% of the time
- Squat 31% to 60% of the time
- Crawl 0% to 30% of the time
- Climb 0% to 30% of the time
- Reach 0% to 30% of the time
- Lift 31% to 60% of the time
- Carry 31% to 60% of the time
- Push 31% to 60% of the time
- Pull 31% to 60% of the time
- Right Hand - Gross Motor function required
- Left Hand - Gross Motor function required
- Right Foot - Gross Motor function required
- Left Foot - Gross Motor function required
- Up to 25 lbs. 31% to 60% of the time
- Up to 50 lbs. 0% to 30% of the time
- Visual acuity required for patient assessment and documentation of care.
- Acute hearing required for accurate patient assessment.
- Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and reaching.
- Sufficient manual dexterity to operate equipment and computer keyboard.