Community Dietitian

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It’s more than a career, it’s a calling WI-SSM Health Verona Clinic
Worker Type: Regular
Job Highlights: Schedule: Three days per week, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Job Summary: Provides comprehensive nutrition assessments and care planning for patients and/or residents and evaluates effectiveness of treatments.
Responsibilities and Requirements
Directs the nutritional care of patients and/or residents with special needs including screening, assessment, intervention, care, and discharge planning to ensure nutrition needs and customer satisfaction are met.
Adheres to all care standards from federal, state, and Joint Commission standards for delivery of nutrition care.
Monitors patient progress, reassesses, and makes adjustments to care plans as appropriate.
Participates in discharge planning and assists the patient and family with education and resources needed.
Collaborates with and advises physicians, nurses, therapists, and other care providers regarding issues related to patient nutritional care.
Actively participates in care coordination meetings.




Identifies patients needing nutrition education and initiates the education process by assessing educational needs and identifying resources for ongoing nutrition care.
Considers age, cultural practices, emotional barriers, desire and motivation to learn, physical and cognitive limitations.
Involves patient family/significant other in education.
Selects, adapts, and develops nutrition education materials and techniques to accomplish patient goals.
Contributes to the nutrition education experiences of medical residents, nurses, pharmacists, or other interested parties as requested.
Provides nutrition information and education to community by presenting nutrition education programs that are planned, factual, appropriate for audience and of appropriate length.
Uses handouts/audiovisual aides when suitable.
Stays up to date on advances in nutrition and diet therapy through continuing education to possess the most current knowledg

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