Job Summary:

• Provides nutritional care support services by assisting with dietary assessments and the collection of dietary data for one or more research projects or studies.
• Screens and assesses patients to identify those needing nutritional intervention.
• Works in conjunction with Registered Dietitians (RD) to develop nutritional care plans and provide nutritional counseling and education to patients.
• Assists with calculating diet guides, formula education and diet instructions appropriate to the age, medical condition, outcome goals, and needs of the patient.
• Participates with the follow-up in reporting blood and diet results to monitor patients for post-clinic follow-up under the supervision of RD and assists with data entry to maintain flow sheets.
• Performs basic clinical functions including nutrient analysis, and formula order verification and recipe entry.
• Conducts nutrient analysis per policy. 
• Enters nutrient analysis and formula order recipes into the Nutrition database.
• Verifies formula order recipe in the Nutrition database.
• May conduct other clinical functions under the supervision of an RD.
• Handles ordering and inventory processes to maintain an adequate and safe supply of nutritional products and supplies.

Skills on Resume: 

• Nutritional Assessment Skills (Hard Skills)
• Knowledge of Nutrition Science (Hard Skills)
• Collaboration and Communication (Soft Skills)
• Data Management Skills (Hard Skills)
• Clinical Functions Proficiency (Hard Skills)
• Attention to Detail (Soft Skills)
• Patient Education Skills (Soft Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Provides nutritional education and instruction on identified diet plans to individual patients, patients in group settings, and patient families based upon physician order and/or nutritional education needs.
• Provide nutrition education to the community.
• Prioritizes tasks and uses effective time management skills to maintain productivity standards. 
• Assists the dietitian in providing an efficient and cost-effective nutrition care program while meeting service excellence standards.
• Performs timely nutrition assessments and may provide screening using designated criteria to identify patients at nutritional risk and appropriately determines the nutritional status of patients by completing assessments based on nutrition practice guidelines.
• Provides timely follow-up and monitoring of patients identified for re-screening and re-assessment and refers patients to the dietitian
• Documents pertinent information in the medical records and patient plan of care while meeting requirements of regulatory agencies (i.e. Joint Commission, CMS, State and other regulatory agencies).
• Assists with continuous quality improvement activities and ongoing problem solving and conducts meal rounds as indicated.
• Participates in ongoing process improvement activities of the department.
• Participates in competency assessment and development of professional and developmental goals with emphasis on an area of specialization as appropriate

Skills on Resume: 

• Nutritional Education (Hard Skills)
• Community Nutrition Outreach (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• Cost-Effective Nutrition Care (Hard Skills)
• Nutrition Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Regulatory Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Quality Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Utilizes Nutrition Care Process as recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and by Mercy Health’s Standards of Care guidelines for Screening and Assessment.
• Provides nutrition counseling and/or education to patients and/or caregivers based on assessment of individual learning needs.
• Develops curriculum for nutrition classes and teaches group classes by clinical area of care.
• Partners with interdisciplinary teams and participate in patient care rounds.
• Provides supervised learning experiences for dietetic interns when appropriate.
• Coordinates functions and activities of the diet office, collaborating and communicating with the Food & Nutrition supervisor and food service staff.
• Participates in performance improvement programs related to patient care, including unit, department and facility committees as appropriate.
• Develops and provides education to colleagues and community, including promotion of food and nutrition programs. 
• Provides in-services to other healthcare providers on nutrition subjects pertinent to patient care.
• Maintains a high level of competency and professional development related to nutrition trends, research, policy, certifications, and standards of practice. 

Skills on Resume: 

• Nutrition Care Process (Hard Skills)
• Nutrition Counseling (Soft Skills)
• Curriculum Development (Hard Skills)
• Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Supervision of Interns (Soft Skills)
• Office Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Performance Improvement (Soft Skills)
• Professional Development (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Assist in day-to-day operations of the FMNS department, which may include relief coverage and permanent shifting.
• Maintains a safe work environment according to department standards.
• Maintains a sanitary working environment according to department standards.
• Contributes to the department's professional image and adds to the department's ability to provide quality food service.
• Cooperate and actively participate in flexing hours in times of low census.
• Maintains responsibility for time management and best utilization of resources.
• Requires creating new written materials and displays.
• Requires analyzing and implementing new computer systems and methodology
• Maintains responsibility for screening patient admissions, updating patient diet orders and recording patient lab data.
• Acts as a nutrition resource for all FMNS team members.

Skills on Resume: 

• Daily Operations Support (Soft Skills)
• Safety Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Sanitation Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Professional Image Contribution (Soft Skills)
• Flexibility in Scheduling (Soft Skills)
• Time Management (Soft Skills)
• Material Creation (Hard Skills)
• Patient Admission Screening (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Deliver learning-centered instruction by establishing a classroom environment conducive to learning and student involvement as well as effectively planning and preparing for classes and student success.
• Adequately prepare and update all course materials and lessons with the assistance of the program chair. 
• Note preparation time will vary based on the instructor's experience in teaching that course.
• Provide each student with clear course expectations, evaluations and timelines through carefully written topical outlines and an approved, standardized syllabus.
• Provide interesting and relevant assignments for students that demonstrate learning outcomes in a real-life setting.
• Suitably challenge, engage, serve and communicate with students to encourage participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect.
• Complete grade books, final grade sheets, learning assessments and final exam assessments on a timely basis.
• Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
• Maintain a paper or electronic record (i.e., spreadsheet, grade book utilization of starfish) of each student's progress and has it available upon request by students and/or appropriate College personnel.
• Facilitates meaningful learning of the course competencies in the curriculum and proactively supports all facets of the learning environment.

Skills on Resume: 

• Instructional Delivery (Soft Skills)
• Course Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Communication of Expectations (Soft Skills)
• Assignment Design (Hard Skills)
• Student Engagement (Soft Skills)
• Grade Management (Hard Skills)
• Progress Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Learning Facilitation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Promote student success by showing flexibility in style and work schedule as well as exhibiting a passion for teaching and students and engaging students in the learning process.
• Design, administer, and grade examinations to assess achievement of course objectives as identified in the syllabus and as approved by the Program Chair and Academic Dean.
• Complete as directed all end-of-term responsibilities, including submission of final grades, copies of exams, attendance records, and all other designated materials to the Academic Office.
• Consult with the Program Chair or other appropriate College personnel on questions or issues involving course curricula, instructional strategies, and College policies and procedures.
• Respond to requests (e.g., from students, Program Chair, A, committee chairs, Records Office) in a timely and thorough manner.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the Accreditation of the Dietetic Technician and Dietary Management program following accreditation standards.
• Participate in professional development activities to remain current in the dietetic field.
• Address student issues in a timely manner, including communicating issues to the Program Chair and Program Coordinator.
• Assisting the Clinical Dietitian in providing the optimal nutritional care to patients, which can include formula preparation and food-related tasks. 
• Screening at-risk patients who may be at nutritional risk and providing supportive clinical care and follow-up.

Skills on Resume: 

• Flexibility in Teaching (Soft Skills)
• Examination Design (Hard Skills)
• End-of-Term Responsibilities (Hard Skills)
• Curriculum Consultation (Soft Skills)
• Timely Communication (Soft Skills)
• Accreditation Maintenance (Hard Skills)
• Professional Development (Soft Skills)
• Nutritional Care Support (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Identifies with and adheres to the code of ethics for the dietetics profession
• Performs nutrition screening while adhering to the Standards of Practice (SOP) in Nutrition Care for DTRs
• Uses medical records and interviews with patient/family to collect food and nutrition intake information (e.g., current and previous diets, nutrition support, meal and snack patterns, medical food/nutritional supplements, typical foods and beverages, cultural and religious preferences, and food allergies and intolerances), and reviews for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk
• Obtains medical, anthropometric, biochemical, and medical test data and compares to standards provided by the RD
• Implements the Nutrition Care Process to ensure individual health goals are established, monitored and achieved while adhering to the Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care for DTRs
• Communicates results of nutrition screening, diet order, and data collection for nutrition assessment to RD and meal service-related data of immediate concern to diet office staff
• Designs, selects and implements education strategies to meet the learning needs of the individual, group, community and population
• Documents and maintains records according to the SOP for the DTR, legislation, regulations and organization policies. 
• Maintains stock of infant formula and nutrition supplement samples, monitors expiration dates, and communicates with sales representatives to obtain stock

Skills on Resume: 

• Ethical Adherence (Soft Skills)
• Nutrition Screening (Hard Skills)
• Information Collection (Hard Skills)
• Data Comparison (Hard Skills)
• Nutrition Care Process Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Results Communication (Soft Skills)
• Education Strategy Design (Hard Skills)
• Record Documentation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Instruct patients on diet modification or per protocols.
• Maintains responsibility for nutritional care of Level 1 and Level 2 risk patients or as assigned by the clinical dietitians.
• Participates in ongoing database updates for the computerized clinical office nutrition module.
• Communicate customer feedback to the appropriate persons for follow-up and/or action.
• Preparing specialized breastmilk nutrition by preparing diets of donor human milk such as skim human milk or high-calorie hind milk.
• Assisting in the inventory of breastmilk, formulas, supplements and supplies.
• Utilizing appropriate equipment such as Creamatocrit and Centrifuge for specialized preparation.
• Modify standard and/or nonstandard diet menus for patients based on patients' diet history or food tolerances, dietary restrictions, cultural and/or religious food preferences.
• Assist patients on menu selection, basic nutrition concepts and/or ways to make dietary alterations.
• Perform nutritional screening of patients based on medical condition and application of nutrition therapy.
• Assist the dietitian in nutritional screening and assessment of patients' needs by evaluating the patients' diet history, age, sex, height, weight, laboratory data and/or potential medications that may cause drug-nutrient interactions.

Skills on Resume: 

• Diet Instruction (Hard Skills)
• Nutritional Care Responsibility (Hard Skills)
• Database Management (Hard Skills)
• Customer Feedback Communication (Soft Skills)
• Specialized Breastmilk Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Inventory Management (Hard Skills)
• Menu Modification (Hard Skills)
• Nutritional Screening (Hard Skills)