Dietitian - Clinical

Evaluates, assesses, and plans nutrition care to meet patient nutritional needs.

• Assesses patient nutritional status using documented medical information and established nutritional standards.

• Counsels patients and/or families by identifying nutrition-related problems. Develops plans of instruction and nutritional care, and monitoring results.

• Identifies inpatients at nutritional risk and documents recommendations.

• Participates in physicians' rounds, discharge planning rounds, and conferences with nutritional implications.

• Participates in the development of departmental policies, procedures, nutritional standards, patient educational material, and QI projects.

• Conducts education programs for patients, community groups, and staff.

• Certified Diabetes Educators (CDE) may counsel patients on overall diabetes management outlined by Diabetes Centers of New Hampshire (DCNH) to include: hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, medication: insulin and oral hypoglycemic agents, exercise, monitoring of blood glucose, sick days, hygiene and complications.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program in nutritional sciences.

• Prior specialty experience preferred.

• Certification by the National Board for Diabetes Educators preferred.