Essential Functions:
• Assess patients by evaluating nutritional status through review of the medical record, patient interview including diet history and input from health care team, determining level of care and implementing nutritional care plan
• Complete comprehensive assessment of patients at high nutritional risk including formulation of care plan, goals and recommendations through continuum of care
• Considers all factors related to nutritional status including risk factors from SDOH screen
• Determine appropriateness of current diet prescription and communicates recommendations for change when indicated
• Monitor and evaluates efficacy of care plan in terms of patient compliance, tolerance, laboratory data, and physical and psychological
• Evaluates patient/caregiver need for nutrition counseling. Provides counseling where necessary using method/materials to maximize comprehension and achieve desired outcomes including conformance with diet therapy and enhanced quality of life
• Participate in interdisciplinary conferences and departmental meetings to enhance patient care and provide nutrition expertise
• Act as a resource/source of nutrition expertise to other health care professionals including physicians, and nurses by providing in-services, lectures and instruction as needed/requested
• Maintains current knowledge base through appropriate continuing education to maintain credentialing, current and professional knowledge and expertise
• Educate, instruct and precept dietetic interns in keeping with departmental standards and the role of a major teaching institution
• Actively participates as core team member in all aspects of coordinated care program
• Participate in performance improvement initiatives and other projects in order to provide ongoing improvement in productivity, quality and continuity of patient care
• Actively participates, practices and promotes Montefiore excellence