Digestive Disease Dietitian - Westwood

Major duties include but not limited to:

• Assess nutritional status of individual patients with digestive disorders.
• Implement appropriate and individualized nutrition guidance with follow-up for all patients referred.
• Teach general nutrition, weight loss, weight gain skills when necessary.
• May participate in one-on-one consults, TeleHealth visits as well as group classes and support groups.
• Takes initiative in interpreting the current nutrition recommendations to Physcians and Staff.
• Works closely with community organizations to maintain recognized expertise in the education of patients with digestive diseases.
• Reinforce each individual treatment plan as prescribed by the physician or the N.P and offer suggested changes when needed.

Required:

• Must possess equivalent of a Master's degree in Nutrition or Public Health
• Complete an A.N.D. internship
• Certified registered dietician.
• Able to set priorities, to recognize emergency situations and to take appropriate action.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with physician(s) and nurses and follow through with all assignments.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other digestive diseases.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and expertise in current concepts of medical nutritional management and practices in Celiac Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other digestive disorders.
• Demonstrated experience in interviewing patients and participants of all age groups, in nutritional data collection and assessments, and in developing and working with patients with digestive disorders.
• Demonstrated experience in individual and group nutritional counseling and education. Strong skills in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating the nutritional and educational needs of participants.
• Demonstrated skill to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, front office, and department personnel, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to interact in a professional manner with a diverse patient population and with difficult situations presented by this diversity.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain medical charts and documentation.

Preferred:

• Have knowledge and 2+ years prior experience with digestive disorders
• Demonstrated ability to organize and maintain efficient client flow in daily schedule