Job Description
Description
Conducts nutrition assessment when warranted by patient's needs or conditions or warranted by a regulatory requirement. - Selects assessment tools and procedures (matching the assessment method to the situation) and applies assessment tools in valid and reliable ways. - Reviews dietary intake for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk. - Utilizes medical history, laboratory data, drug profile, anthropometric measurements, and diet history to evaluate for nutrition-related consequences. - Performs nutrition-focused physical exam (NFPE) during assessments on patients to determine risk and/or degree of malnutrition when indicated. - Evaluates psychosocial, functional, and behavioral factors related to food access, selection, preparation; physical activity; and understanding of health condition. - Evaluates patients' and family's knowledge, readiness to learn, and potential for changing behaviors. - Observes patients and family for nonverbal and verbal cues that can guide and prompt effective interviewing methods. - Organizes and categorizes the data in a meaningful framework that is related to nutrition problems. - Determines when a problem requires consultation or referral to another provider or service. - Finds patterns and relationships among the data and possible causes for the nutrition problem. - Prioritizes the relative importance of nutrition problems for optimal patient health, recovery from illness, management of chronic disease, or disease prevention. - Documents the nutrition diagnostic statement in PES (problem, etiology, and signs/symptoms) and provides supporting evidence within the progress note. - Formulates and determines a plan of action that is focused on the etiology of the problem and known to be effective based on best current knowledge of evidence from Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines. - Coordinates care with colleagues to ensure appropriate transitions of care are addressed to meet patient's needs. - Acts as a resource for medical/clinical staff on the nutritional management of patients. - Interprets and presents current clinical knowledge, standard of care, and research to improve patient care and the nutrition service line.
Skills
Nutrition, counseling, patient assessment, Customer service, teaching, bilingual, empathetic, FQHC, customer service oriented, Data entry
Top Skills Details
Nutrition,counseling,patient assessment,Customer service,teaching,bilingual
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Bilingual - Spanish and English Masters Degree - Registered Dietician 2-3 years experience - Ideally FQHC BLS / CPR Card Updated vaccinations
Experience Level
Entry Level
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $66560.00 - $80000.00/yr.
Benefits:
Group health and life insurance with Delta dental.Participation in 401(k) plan.5 days of CA sick time.9 paid bank holidays.Accrued vacation time per pay period and prorated.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in San Fernando,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on May 23, 2025.
About Actalent
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