Legal Counsel

Highlights:

• Provide medical nutrition therapy for patients in institutions such as hospitals and nursing care facilities.
• Assess patients’ nutritional needs, develop and implement nutrition programs and evaluate and report the results.
• Confer with doctors and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and dietary needs.
• Specialize in managing overweight and critically ill patients, such as those with renal (kidney) disease and diabetes. May manage the food service department.
  
  
  Description:
• Evaluates and assess the nutrition status of patients, and screen patients for nutritional risk in accordance with established department protocols and standards.
• Plans and initiates medical nutrition therapy for patients if indicated by patient requirements and clinical protocol.
• Certifies patients for specific program benefits.
• Educates and counsels patients and families on nutritional issues, either individually or in groups.
• Communicates individual nutritional care plans to other health care providers as a member of a health care team.
• Monitors store participation; identifies and resolves problems between stores and patients.
• Orders and maintains an inventory of program supplies, including patient checks, for all clinics.
• Performs various administrative duties related to public health nutrition programs.
• Maintains professional growth and development through the completion of required departmental competencies.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
  
  Knowledge:
• Position requires:
  a) evaluation and screening of the nutritional status of patients in accordance with established protocol;
  b) planning and implementation of nutrition therapy to patients;
  c) individual and/or group nutrition education and counseling;
  d) monitoring and administering nutritional program supplies, facilities, and processes;
  e) participating as part of a health care team.
  
• Requirements:
• Possession of a valid, active license from the State of Ohio to practice as a Registered Dietician
• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or an equivalent field; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• Certification/Licensure State of NM Licensed Dietitian (LD) or Licensed Nutritionist (LN) or ADA Registered Dietician (RD).
  
• Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.