Mercy Medical Center

Diabetes Center

Cedar Rapids, IA

Full Time, Day, M 09-19 T-Th 07-1600 F 07-12

Req # 26204

Mercy is an independent, community-based organization that has been supporting the Cedar Rapids area for over 120 years.

• External hires can get up to a $5,000 bonus! 

Summary

• This position supports Mercy's philosophy of patient centered care by enhancing the health of our patients. The Clinical Dietitian plays an active role in the interdisciplinary team to identify clinical needs, implement interventions and provide education. Patient population may include acute in-patients, skilled level of care, outpatients, Home Care, Hospice and Dialysis.

Job Duties

• Assess patient needs, provide interventions and document in patient's medical record for care provided.
• Participate in care conferences and in regular contact with nurses and the interdisciplinary team.
• Counsel patients on nutritional care and needs, in assigned area, in accordance to policies and procedures.
• Develop and implement nutrition materials and programs to persons of all ages in the hospital or community including chronic disease clinics, Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab, and weight management classes.
• Present educational in-services to healthcare peers.
• Using Medical Nutrition Therapy, provide nutrition education to patients and/or families based on diagnosis.

Department Specific Duties

• Identify and initiate Quality Improvement projects in concert with Director or other management team members.
• Participate in performance improvement projects including the implementation of the plan for improvement and monitoring the plan.
• Compile statistics and reports.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good working knowledge of normal nutrition and diet therapy.
• Ability to do patient nutritional assessment and to implement nutrition interventions.
• Good judgment in problem solving and planning of patient care.
• Maintains positive attitude in work environment and manages personal frustrations in a professional manner.
• Demonstrates competency in specific skills as identified in the position core Competency and the annual competency.
• Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process as it relates to the nutrition needs of the patients and ability to apply all steps of the process.
• Knowledge of the Assessment, Data, Intervention, Monitoring and Evaluation (ADIME) charting format.
• Basic working knowledge of computer usage in the workplace and good verbal/writing skills.
• Professional Experience
• One year experience in clinical nutrition required.

Education

• Education sufficient to obtain certification as a Registered Dietician with the Commission of Dietetic Registration required.
• Meets continuing education requirements for Commission on Dietetic Registration and Iowa licensure required.

Licensure, Certification, Registration

• Certified as a Registered Dietitian or registration eligible by the Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR), and Dietetic licensure in the state of Iowa required; or if "registration eligible" by CDR, registration and licensure must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Iowa Dependent Adult Abuse & Iowa Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter training required. Employee must submit certification of completed training to Human Resources prior to start or transfer date.

Physical Demand Requirements

• Light: Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently

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Mercy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity, equity and inclusion and therefore evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.