Provide nutrition assessment and care for hospital and long-term-care patients and residents. Develop individualized nutrition interventions based on clinical needs, and monitor outcomes to support safe and effective nutrition care.
Key Duties
- Conduct nutrition assessments and ongoing evaluations
- Create and implement nutrition interventions and care plans
- Educate patients, families, and staff on nutrition and related care practices
- Collaborate with healthcare and dining teams to coordinate nutrition services
- Support regulatory compliance and assist with continuous quality improvement
Qualifications / Skills
- Strong clinical nutrition assessment and intervention skills
- Effective communication and patient/staff education abilities
- Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary care teams
- Knowledge of compliance expectations and quality improvement principles
- Ability to provide coverage as needed