Registered Dietitian-Transplant Program, GMH, FT, Day
Company: Prisma Health
Location: Greenville
Posted on: September 21, 2023
Job Description:
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.Job
SummaryScreens and assesses patients for potential malnutrition
before and after organ transplantation and other abdominal
surgeries. Educates staff and patients on nutrition related topics
and organ transplantation. Documents in medical records consistent
with department policies and regulatory agency guidelines.
Maintains standards of practice in accordance with department and
hospital policy.Accountabilities
- Assesses, collaborates, recommends, and delivers nutrition care
for individual clients/patients as a part of the pre-transplant
evaluation, both the short-term and long-term recovery phases after
organ transplantation or abdominal surgery, and during medical
management of liver diseases in both the in-patient and out-patient
settings.
- Educates and counsels patients/clients on nutrition as it
relates to chronic and end-stage organ failure, organ
transplantation, and prevention and management of associated
chronic diseases.
- Assesses, collaborates, recommends implementation and monitors
hyperalimentation, enteral feeding and oral supplementation for the
individual clients/patients.
- Provides nutrition-related information and technical
assistance.
- Actively participates in public/community outreach regarding
organ donor and organ transplant awareness.
- Actively participates in marketing programs/activities for the
transplant program; creates and updates nutrition-related patient
education materials as well as nutrition-related information on the
Prisma Health website, newsletter, and other transplant program
publications.Supervisory/Management ResponsibilitiesThis is a
non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager,
director or executive.Minimum QualificationsEducation - Bachelor's
degree from an Academy of Dietetics (AND) accredited institution
and/or approved internship programExperience - No previous
experience required\u00A0Required
Certifications/Registrations/Licenses
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Registration
- South Carolina Dietetics LicenseOther Required
Skills/Experience
- Maintain 75 hours of continuing education every 5 years
- Ability to interpret data, teach, communicate to other
healthcare professionals, manipulate numbers and write in medical
record
- Inpatient, outpatient or community healthcare experience
\u00A0(PREFERRED)
- Knowledge of AND, Joint Commission, Department of Health and
Environmental Control and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(PREFERRED)Work ShiftDay (United States of
America)LocationGreenville Memorial Med CampusFacility1008
Greenville Memorial HospitalDepartment10506050 Nursing
Service-KTCShare your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to
transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve.
The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in
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Keywords: Prisma Health, Greenville , Registered Dietitian-Transplant Program, GMH, FT, Day, Healthcare , Greenville, South Carolina
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