Registered Pediatric Dietitians (any Specialties)

• Conducts a nutrition assessment when warranted by a patient's needs or conditions.
• Performs relevant anthropometric and body composition measurements; may include and not limited to

• Reviews dietary intake for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk.
• Supervises dietetic technician's data collection activities.
• Evaluates health and disease condition for nutrition-related consequences.
• Evaluates psychosocial, functional, and behavioral factors related to food access, selection, and

• Evaluates patient/client/group's knowledge, readiness to learn, and potential for changing behaviors.
• Calculates estimated nutritional requirements based on approved best practice guidelines by which

• Identifies possible problem areas for making nutrition diagnoses.
• Observes client/patient for nonverbal and verbal cues that can guide and prompt effective interviewing

• Determines appropriate data to collect.
• Selects assessment tools and procedures (matching the assessment method to the situation) and applies

• Distinguishes relevant from irrelevant data and important from unimportant data, and validates the data.
• Organizes and categorizes the data in a meaningful framework that relates to nutrition problems.
• Determines when a problem requires consultation with or referral to another provider.

• Finds patterns and relationships among the data and possible causes for the nutrition problem.
• Prioritizes the relative importance of problems for patient/client/group safety.
• Documents the nutrition diagnostic statement in PES (problem, etiology, and signs/symptom) or PE format.

• Formulates and determines a plan of action that is focused on the etiology of the problem and known to

• Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition counseling based on individual needs, including

• Evaluates achievement of learning objectives by the patient and/or family. Provides appropriate follow-

• As needed, delegates or coordinates nutrition plan of care with other healthcare professionals.
• Confers with patient/client/group, other caregivers or policies, and program standards in developing the

• Defines the intervention plan by writing the nutrition prescription and defining the time and frequency of care including intensity, duration, and follow-up.
• Identifies resources and/or referrals needed.
• Implements the nutrition intervention, including communicating the plan of nutrition care.
• Provides appropriate follow-up in accordance with the patient's treatment goals, referring patients for

• Collects data and modifies the plan of care as needed.

• Utilizes monitoring and evaluation techniques that consider the varied needs of age-specific populations

• Monitors progress through checking patient/client/group understanding and compliance with plan;

• Measures outcomes through selecting outcome indicators that are relevant to the nutrition diagnosis or

• Evaluates outcomes by comparing current findings with previous status, intervention goals, and/or

• Documents relevant, accurate, and timely information performed in steps in the Nutrition Care Process in the patient's medical record or electronic medical record.
• Determines continuation of care based on whether the patient/client/ group has met intervention goals

• Communicates and influences treatment interventions determined by the medical team through

• Works cooperatively with foodservice staff to ensure conformance to nutrition prescriptions.
• Serves as a resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition issues.
• Assists in the education of graduate associates, Diet Techs and interns. Plans learning experiences,

• Demonstrates accountability for the proper use of patients' protected health information as per Sidra's

• Ensures that care delivered to each patient is in accordance with Dietitian Scope Practice governed by

• Assists in achieving compliance with the Joint Commission International, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) or other accrediting agency standards to continuously improve the safety and quality of care to the public and to the organization's performance improvement.

• Maintains productivity standards and practices effective time management and prioritizing of tasks.
• Maintains accurate record-keeping of daily clinical activities/stats, including information for scheduling

• Participates in the orientation and training of Graduate Associate, interns and dietetic technicians

• Participates in and/or initiates continuous quality improvement activities for Dietetic service.
• Participates in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Conducts in-services and educational presentations to hospital/department staff.
• Assists in developing and revising patient education materials, clinical forms, protocols and pathways
• Supports and promotes the organization's infection control, safety, risk management, and

• Participates in nutrition research studies and communicates findings through reports, abstracts,

• Maintains QCHP licensure and continuing education requirements.
• Participates in annual and mid-year reviews which include plans for professional growth and

• Participates in regular clinical supervision with supervisor.
• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary meetings, task forces, and projects.
• Responsible for maintaining up to date mandatory Life Support Training requirements as directed by

• Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process and ability to apply all steps of the process.
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy.
• Critical thinking to integrate facts, informed opinions, active listening, and observations.
• Decision making, problem solving, and collaboration.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, hospital and

• Ability to function independently on assigned patient care units.
• Ability to counsel and educate others.
• General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Adheres to Sidra's standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies
• Adheres to and promotes Sidra's Values

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