Job Title
Registered Dietitian - U.S. Air Force Academy
Location
USAF ACADEMY, CO US (Primary)
Job Type
Full-time
Job Description
SUMMARY:
Provide medical nutrition therapy and other nutrition care services to
inpatients and outpatients whose disorders/diseases require complex dietary
management using theAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care
Process, AF Dietitian Nutrition Care Guidelines, DoD Clinical Practice
Guidelines, ADA Evidence-Based Guides, IAW ADA Nutrition Care Manual,
and AF and local operating instructions.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Will provide nutrition care and services in accordance with the ADA
Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care, Standards of Professional
Performance, along with the ADA Code of Ethics. Standards of Practice are
authoritative statements that describe a competent level of practice that is
demonstrated through nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis,
nutrition intervention, and outcomes monitoring and evaluation. The
dietitian obtains adequate information in order to identify nutrition-related
problems (nutrition assessment); identifies and describes an actual
occurrence, risk of, or potential for developing a nutrition problem that
dietetics professionals are responsible for treating independently
(nutrition diagnosis); identifies and implements appropriate,
purposefully planned actions designed with the intent of changing a
nutrition-related behavior, risk factor, environmental condition, or
aspect of health status for an individual, target group, or the community
at large (nutrition intervention); and monitors and evaluates
outcome(s) related to the nutrition diagnosis and the goals established in
the intervention plan to determine the degree to which progress is being made
and goals or desired outcomes of nutrition care are being met, and use
selected outcome indicators to create an outcomes management system (nutrition
* Work closely with and is a member of the interdisciplinary health care team
(e.g. Cadet Healthy Eating Working Group) which may be composed of
physicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists and/or
psychologists, to provide medical nutrition therapy and nutrition education
that are integrated and compatible with the patient's medical program goals
and objectives. Review patients' medical background, psycho-social
history, current dietary adherence, and method of administration of
nutrition care and assess patients for nutrition risk, to include physical
and psychological needs through a detailed history. These conditions can
include, but are not limited to, renal disease, liver disease,
cancer, gastrointestinal disease, diabetes, prenatal, cardiovascular
disease, pulmonary disease, neurological disease, immune deficiency
disorders, inborn errors of metabolism, cystic fibrosis, and failure to
thrive.
* Conduct evaluation of in-depth diet/nutrition history, 24-hour recall
and food frequency data with patients and/or caregivers regarding food
habits, intolerances, allergies, preferences, ethnic or lifestyle
habits which may impact on food intake and calculate nutrition requirements
and necessary dietary restrictions or supplementation.
* Collect appropriate nutrition assessment data to include anthropometric
data, laboratory parameters, drug-nutrient interaction needs, and
dietary education needs to make a comprehensive evaluation of patients'
nutrition needs.
* Develop nutrition care plans and implement appropriate dietary regimes for
individual outpatients/inpatients/family members/caregivers upon consult
from a physician or via needs determination using patient
screening/assessment criteria. Incorporate into dietary plans: nutritional
factors associated with obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiac,
gastrointestinal, hepatic, hypertension, metabolic, endocrine,
renal, surgery, neurologic, pulmonary, mal absorption,... For full info follow
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origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
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in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2000e
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