? (Apply in 3 Minutes) Clinical Dietician I - Alamogordo Diabetes AND Nutrition Clinic
Company: CHRISTUS Health
Location: Alamogordo
Posted on: July 19, 2025
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Job Description:
Description Summary: Provide comprehensive evidence based
Medical Nutrition Therapy to outpatient services. Enforce
state/federal/accreditation/licensure/certification rules and
regulations at all times. This description is not intended to be a
complete list of duties. Other related duties may be assigned.
Responsibilities: - Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to
provide services based on the physical, psychosocial, educational,
safety, and other related criteria appropriate population in
his/her assigned area - Maintains required core competencies. -
Complies with set Policies and Procedures (i. e. name tag, dress
code, parking, smoking, etc.) - Develop, implement and maintain
appropriate departmental and inner facility policies and
procedures. Ensure that all clinical nutrition programs in the
department are current, adequate and monitored. - Coordinate the
nutrition screening, assessment and education functions of
outpatient Medical Nutrition Therapy. Ensure that age-specific
competencies and methods for determining patient learning and
comprehension are followed. - Assure nutrition screening is
completed according to facility policy/rules/accreditation
requirements. - Develop and conduct comprehensive nutrition
assessments in a timely manner according to facility
policy/rules/accreditation requirements. - Interpret data and
information based on age-specific criteria and analyze, address,
document and establish treatments and monitoring as appropriate. -
Plan, organize, schedule, document and direct outpatient,
individual and group patient and family education experiences. Use
age-appropriate materials and methods for determining comprehension
and potential for compliance. - Conduct regular, frequent, ongoing
meetings, in-services, and training sessions with department. -
Provide ongoing communication and team building with outpatient
staff. Establish interfacility policies and procedures to improve
care and services. - Pursue ongoing knowledge and information on
disease states to ensure that appropriate Medical Nutrition Therapy
is implemented when indicated. - Maintain standards for the safe
and sanitary operation of the department. - Conduct outpatient
education sessions, as directed. Act as liaison with community
groups to support the mission and vision of the facility. - Speak,
listen and write in a clear, positive and professional manner using
interpersonal skills, good judgment and empathy. - Plan, initiate
and complete projects to support and market enhancements to the
clinical nutrition program. - Enforce patient/customer rights and
confidentiality. - Ensure that all local, state, federal,
accreditation, certification and/or licensure rules and regulations
are enforced at all times in the department. - Assist in managing
the flow of information and communication from other departments,
patients/family, customers and staff. - Assists in assurance HACCP
guidelines are followed and documented. - Assist in coordinating
and maintaining facility PI and QI data Requirements: Education -
High School diploma or equivalent. - Bachelor's of Science degree
related to food, nutrition, or dietetics and registration from the
Commission on Dietetic Registration. Experience - Two years of
experience as a Dietitian preferred. - Performs related
responsibilities as assigned. Licenses, Certifications, or
Registrations - Current American Heart - Basic Life Support (BLS)
card. - Must hold current New Mexico Licensure Work Schedule: 5
Days - 8 Hours Work Type: Part Time
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