Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Select Hospice is driven by the philosophy of commitment to our patients, being renowned for our excellence in patient care and dedicated leadership team as well as care team.

Responsibilities

• • • • • Assess nutritional needs, diet restrictions, and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
          Evaluate laboratory tests in preparing nutrition recommendations.
          Counsel individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
          Advise patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection and preparation.
          Consult with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
          Incorporate patient cultural, ethnic, or religious preferences and needs in the development of nutrition plans.
          Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities.
          Record and evaluate patient and family health and food history, including symptoms, environmental toxic exposure, allergies, medication factors, and preventive health-care measures.
          Completes assigned training on time.
          Performs other duties as assigned.
          Required Skills/Abilities:
          Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
          Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
          Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
          Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
          Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
          Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization's EMR and other computer systems.

Qualifications

Must be a Registered Dietician

• • • • • Education and Experience:
          Bachelor's Degree in nutrition or related subjects, preferred.
          Two years of experience as a Dietician in a clinical care setting, hospice or home health preferred.
          Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all segments of the staff, the lay and professional public, the Board of Directors and Medical Director.
          Understands hospice philosophy, focus of care is comfort vs. rehab and to maintain care in their residence as long as possible

          Valid state driver's license and reliable automobile.
          Proof of current automobile insurance.
          Criminal background check.

          
          Physical Requirements:
          Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
          Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, and use fingers to operate a computer and telephone.

          Fortis Health and our affiliated companies (Valeo Home Health and Hospice, Select Home Health & Hospice), are an equal employment opportunity agency. Our policy is to hire and promote for all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age, marital status, veteran, or physical or mental disability, or any other protected status under applicable laws, unrelated to ability perform the work required. Decisions on employment and promotion are based solely upon an individual's qualifications, with reference to the skills and abilities of the position for which the individual is being considered. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability you may contact is at feedback@fortishh.com

          *By applying to this position you are acknowledging that you have received and read Fortis Health's EEO statement*

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