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Firelands Regional Medical Center Clinical Dietitian, FCCC - PRN in Sandusky, Ohio
Description
Position Highlights:Employee-centric: Competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, retirement plan matching, recognition program, local discounts.
Stability: Serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876.
Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.
What You Will Do:
Under the direct supervision of the Manager, the Clinical Dietitian conducts nutritionalassessments, plans, directs, and educates the weight management, diabetes and nutritionpatients, as well as special needs patients, including pediatrics.
Participates in maintaining the comprehensive clinics in the Center for Coordinated Care,including, but not limited to Weight Management and Nutrition and Diabetes Self-ManagementEducation (DSME) program.
Participates in meeting requirements for accreditation for DSME program in accordance withAmerican Diabetes Association standards.
Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary education team. Collaborates with primarycare physicians regarding therapeutic problem-solving of program referrals.
Coordinates Weight Management and Nutrition and DSME dietary activities and providesdirect education for individuals and groups. Coordinates and maintains all requireddocumentation in program participant’s education record and ensures confidentiality.
Coordinates efforts to educate and support special needs population groups, such as celiac,pediatric, or cystic fibrosis patients who have specific nutritional needs.
Promotes healthy living and awareness, and obesity and diabetes prevention by providingeducational programs to the community such as community health fairs and support groups.
Interviews patients and/or family to obtain information regarding food habits and preferencesfor guidance in planning the patient’s diet.
Screens medical records for pertinent information and documents as needed per establishedguidelines.
Calculates diets for weight management patients and other modified diets in accordance withdisease states, and provides diet counseling for all patients on modified diets who require it.
Charts appropriately in the patient's medical records after each patient contact.
What You Will Need:
Registered Dietitian licensed in the State of Ohio. Certified Diabetes Care and EducationSpecialist (CDES), certification in weight management or goal of obtaining certification within3 years of employment at Firelands.
Experience in nutritional care and education strongly desired.
Successful completion of a one hundred eighty (180) day get-acquainted period.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)