Englewood Health, a leading healthcare system comprising Englewood Hospital and the Englewood Health Physician Network, is committed to delivering exceptional patient care across northern New Jersey. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment where every team member can bring their skills, creative ideas, positive approaches, and a commitment to excellence. Join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming the lives of the patients and communities we serve.

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Chief Clinical Dietitian, coordinates and integrates clinical aspects of dietetics to provide nutritional support to patients requiring parenteral/enteral nutrition.  Responsible for gathering parameters involved in calculating the patient's metabolic profile.  Functions as an active member of the nutrition support team.

Department: Food and Nutrition Services
Location: Englewood, NJ
Status: Full Time 
Shift: Days 
Hours: 7:30am-3:30pm, Flexible

Job Essentials:

• Participates in committees as directed.
• Will live the time the values of the organization especially as they are expressed in the service excellence standards.
• Communicates effectively with customers, subordinates and management, keeping in mind service excellence standards of respect, privacy, courtesy and confidentiality.
• Provides nutritional care and counseling to patients. Reviews medical records, interviews the patients and or family, assesses the appropriateness of current nutritional care, and advises of necessary changes.
• Assists the medical house-staff in gathering anthropometric measurements; calculating and recording nutritional status parameters; defining the metabolic profile and caloric and protein intake.
• Assists in developing enteral/parenteral formulary.
• Provides in-house education in the area of enteral nutritional support for medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.
• Teaches nutritional assessment and support to rotating physicians and medical students and house staff.
• Monitors and coordinates the patients for initiation and weaning of parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition as assigned
• Assists in the formulation of policies and procedures of the nutrition support service.
• Calculates tube feeding; directs the food service staff to ensure the proper item and quantity are sent to nursing.
• Charts the pertinent information in the patient's medical record.  Responsible for maintaining accurate clinical records and ensuring the proper documentation of care.                            
• Demonstrates complete understanding of all policies and procedures concerning the responsibilities of a dietitian all aspects of nutritional care and meal service.
• Develops personal nutritional knowledge and skills and shares knowledge and training with fellow dietitians and other staff members.
• Develops, updates and revises policies, procedures, nutrition education materials, forms and relevant materials as needed.
• Presents new and relevant information to department staff, and suggests new products or services for review. 
• Performs the assigned nutritional in-service education program, based on JCAHO and state standards.  Serves as a resource person for the medical and nursing staff in nutritional and clinical dietetics.
• Assists in coordinating, directing, and participating in O/P counseling service as needed.
• Monitors the patients assigned for nutrition problems such as dysphasia, patients with poor intake, patients NPO for longer than 72 hours, and other nutritional high-risk patients according to EHMC established guidelines.
• Assist  in assigned patient meal plans according to the latest RDA guidelines of the National Research Council
• Conducts incident investigations; completes and processes the proper documentation forms. Communicates findings to the Chief Clinical Dietitian and department director and all other appropriate persons
• Supervises and trains students and volunteers assigned.
• Responds to the food complaints from the assigned patients; resolves problems and works to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Functions as active member of the Nutrition Support Team.
• Performs additional duties assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements: 

• Bachelor's degree in Foods and Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or related area
• Registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Certified in Nutrition Support
• Master's degree preferred
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Must possess the ability to understand and react effectively to the unique nutritional needs of patients of all ages as attained through educational training, continuing education or experience.
• Ability to communicate with patients, patient's family, dietary, medical and nursing personnel and outside agencies
• Ability to move about the hospital; interview patients at bedside, walk half the day.
• Computer skills as deemed necessary to perform work duties.