Job Description

Registered Dietitian Location Houston, MO :

Job Posting Registered Dietitian Dietary Dept. Full-Time or Part-Time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Summary: The Dietitian educates and advises a wide range of patients, with diet-related disorders, on practical ways in which they can improve their health by adopting healthier eating habits; calculates patients' nutritional requirements using standard equations based on assessments of blood chemistry, temperature, stress, mobility and other relevant factors; actively involved with interdisciplinary care teams; educates other healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses, biochemists, social workers, care workers and community workers) about food and nutrition issues; writing reports and case notes and maintaining accurate records

Education: Bachelor's degree with course work approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

Experience / Skills: Minimum of two-year experience preferred.

Licensure, Registration, Certification: Passed a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Or will pass the CDR within one year of employment. Must be licensed in the State of Missouri

Mental / Physical Requirements: (maybe met with or without reasonable accommodation): Effective and appropriate communications skills, both verbal and written. Accuracy and attention to detail required. Standing, walking, sitting, lifting, turning, carrying, pushing, pulling, stooping, crouching, twisting, and reaching are required. Must be able to lift 20 lbs. from the floor and from overhead, and 40 lbs. from waist height; exercise good body mechanics in execution of essential duties, including appropriate back and neck posture.

Working Conditions: Excellent verbal and written communication skill required. General knowledge of computers for spreadsheet computations and word processing

Age-Specific Competencies: Persons generally grow and develop in stages that are related to their age. Age specific competence means that the employee is aware of physical, psychosocial and/or learning needs of patients of different ages. Employees consider these needs when planning and providing care for the patient or when interacting with the patient or family. Human development can be divided into eight stages. In each stage the individual has a primary task to accomplish or master. Each task is important throughout the life span but is most critical at a particular stage.

• Infant (0-1 year): The infant must learn to trust that his/her needs will be met.
• Toddler (1-3 years): The toddler must learn to develop a sense of himself as an independent person and gain self-confidence and self-control.
• Pre-school child (3-6 years): The pre-school child must develop a sense if initiating (being able to explore the world and start projects).
• School age child (6-12 years): The school age child must develop a sense to his/her own self-worth through accomplishments and interaction with others.
• Adolescent (13-20 years): the adolescent must develop his/her own identity.
• Young adult (21-43 years): The young adult must develop close relationships.
• Middle adult (44-65 years): The middle adult must develop a sense of community and assume responsibility for others.
• Older adult (65 years and older): The older adult must come to understand the meaning of his/her life in terms of what has been accomplished.

Texas County Memorial Hospital is a tobacco-free smoke-free facility.

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