Internship Nutrition Software Jobs in Kansas (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary: The dietitian is responsible for: assessing and documenting patient nutritional status; consulting with physician and other health care personnel to determine nutritional needs; instructing and educating patients and their families in nutritional principles, food plans, food selection, and preparation; creating and presenting nutritional education programs; updates policies, procedures, and protocols to maintain standards of care and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:

• Completes nutritional assessments to evaluate patient's nutritional status.
• Documents nutritional assessment, recommendations, and response to nutritional therapy in a timely manner.
• Provides nutritional counseling in accordance with physician's written orders.
• Coordinates specialized patient needs with Call Center Associates.
• Enters patient needs, supplements/snacks in dietetic services software.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates nutritional care plans and provides follow-up documentation.

Other Duties:

• Assists in creating, reviewing, and revising policies.
• Recognizes and participates in quality improvement projects.
• Keeps abreast of current dietetic issues, serves as a resource for staff, students, other interested individuals.
• Provides clinical nutrition services for HaysMed.

Qualifications:
Required:

• Bachelors degree with the completion of the accredited dietetic internship program or bachelors degree with the completion of an accredited coordinated program.
• A registered dietitian is required or registry-eligible and must obtain with in the first six months of employment.
• Has a current Kansas state licensure or must obtain within the first six months of employment and may require additional state licensure based on population.
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment.

Qualifications:
Required:

• Bachelors degree with the completion of the accredited dietetic internship program or bachelors degree with the completion of an accredited coordinated program.
• A registered dietitian is required or registry-eligible and must obtain with in the first six months of employment.
• Has a current Kansas state licensure or must obtain within the first six months of employment and may require additional state licensure based on population.
• BLS certification required or must complete BLS certification with in the first two weeks of employment.

Infection Control: Initial and Ongoing training in dealing with infection control. Trainings could include but are not limited to, blood borne pathogens, bodily fluids and bio hazardous materials as it applies to your daily work environment.
Patient Interaction: Frequent
HIPAA: This position will have access to the following Protected Health Information in order to carry out the duties related to their position at Hays Medical Center based on the following criteria:
Primary - required (routine) to do the job;
Secondary - required for the job, but mostly be exception; and
None - no approved access
Description of Information
Primary:
Patient Demographic Information (information used to identify a person): Name, Date of Birth, Address, Race, Marital Status, Religion.
Clinical Information (information that describes a patient's health status): Diagnosis, Reports/Medical Notes, Test Results, Problem List, Procedures, History and Physical.
None:
Financial Information/Insurance (information related to insurance, billing and payment): Billing Information, Payer Name, Payer ID, Account Balances, Plan Elements Covered, Payment Information, Payment Rates.
Coding Information (clinical information that is in (alpha) numeric format): ICD-9 Codes, Rev Codes, CPT Codes.