Dietitian

Position Description

PMC Mission and Values

Our Mission is excellence in healthcare services and the promotion of wellness in our community. Our Guiding Values are Integrity Dignity Professionalism Teamwork and Quality.

Job Summary

The Dietitian provides medical nutrition therapy services to inpatients outpatients and long term care residents in a timely fashion. The Dietitian works to support a high standard of food service delivery and is a nutrition resource to other PMC staff members. The position provides leadership for wellness programs as it relates to nutrition and collaborates with communities to develop health prevention programs using a patient centered approach to healthcare.

Responsibilities

• The Dietitian is responsible for maintaining a high standard of hospital food service and an effective medical nutrition therapy program. This includes but is not limited to outpatient acute care post-acute care long term care and primary care.
• Provides individual and group education for diabetes / pre-diabetes nutrition through the lifecycle wellness pre-natal tobacco cessation and other at-risk patients as needed and train other personnel to provide the same training.
• Working with communities and staff develop practice guidelines / standards of care curriculum and educational materials for provision of diabetes treatment and prevention for individuals and groups. Provide leadership and technical assistance for diabetes care and prevention-based aspects of grants.
• Wellness programs with primary care that focus on nutrition and patient centered outcomes for health. This includes evaluating data and collaborating with PMC teams for prevention activities (i.e. primary care team education and outreach).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional Activities Unique to the Dietitian position.

Physical Demands

Qualifications

Education. The Dietitian must hold a BS degree in Biology Foods and Nutrition.

Experience. Three (3) to five (5) years of experience preferred working with chronic disease patients diabetes nutrition and prevention.

Licensure. State of Alaska licensed Dietitian Certified Diabetes Educator or equivalent training education and / or experience.

Requirements for Employment Include -

Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,EMR Systems,Motivational Interviewing,Food Service,Hospital Experience,Acute Care,Computer Skills,MDS,Dietary Department Experience,Dialysis Experience,Food Production Experience,Tube Feeding

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1