Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - Eklego

Eklego is proud to be assisting Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio, with their search for a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) for LSS Health Center in Columbus, OH. Come be a part of one of the largest non-for-profits in Central Ohio where their Mission of Service is put into action every day, by creating a better world by serving people in need.

What will I do in this role as the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?

• Conducts a nutrition assessment.
• Reviews dietary intake for factors that affect health conditions and nutritional risk.
• Utilizes medical history, laboratory data, drug profile, anthropometric measurements, and diet history to evaluate nutrition-related consequences.
• Evaluates psychosocial, functional, and behavioral factors related to food access, selection, preparation; physical activity; and understanding of health condition.
• Evaluates patient's knowledge, readiness to learn, and potential for changing behaviors.
• Observes patient for nonverbal and verbal cues that can guide and prompt effective interviewing methods.
• Organizes and categorizes the data in a meaningful framework that is related to nutrition problems.
• Determines when a problem requires consultation or referral to another provider or service.
• Prioritizes the relative importance of nutrition problems for optimal patient health, recovery from illness, management of chronic disease, or disease prevention.
• Documents the nutrition diagnostic statement in PES (problem, etiology, and signs/symptom) and provides supporting evidence within the progress note.
• Formulates and determines a plan of action that is focused on the etiology of the problem and known to be effective based on the best current knowledge of evidence from Evidence-Based Nutrition Practice Guidelines.
• Assesses educational needs and provides nutrition counseling based on individual needs, including nutrient requirements, knowledge and abilities, and medical, economic, and social situation.
• As needed, delegates or coordinates nutrition plan of care with other healthcare professionals.
• Implements the nutrition intervention including communicating the plan of nutrition care to the patient and family, and the patient's care team.
• Attends and participates in multi-disciplinary case consultations and meetings as the nutrition expert.
• Collects data and modifies the plan of care as needed.
• Coordinates care with food service providers, including pantries, to ensure appropriate transitions of care is addressed to meet patient's needs.
• Serves as an educator and resource to medical staff and allied health personnel on nutrition issues, including nutrition support therapy principles, content, and issues as needed for specific patient populations.
• Maintains productivity standards and practices for effective time management and prioritizing tasks.
• Maintains accurate documentation of time required for patient care activities.
• Develops and teaches nutrition curriculum for community outreach programs and the clinical nutrition service line utilizing evidence-based information and multi-media technology when requested.
• Participates in community projects as needed/assigned.
• Uses trends in patient satisfaction, effectiveness of therapy and education to implement change to improve personal and organizational performance.
• Participates in and/or initiates continuous quality improvement activities for nutrition service line.
• Participates in planning and developing nutrition-related policies, procedures, and goals.

What do I need for this role with Lutheran Social Services?

• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field required.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist licensure required within 12 months of hire (Agency sponsored) and sustained.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR certification.
• 1-2 years of clinical and nutrition related experience.
• Proficiency with basic software (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Knowledge of community services and resources.
• Valid Ohio driver's license with access to reliable insured transportation and ability to meet LSS insurance standards required.

Why Choose Eklego?

As a Healthcare professional, you have a lot of options, and your skills are highly sought after. When you choose to partner with Eklego, here's what you can expect:

• We'll take the time to learn about your background, your goals, and your needs
• Direct employment with our Senior Care partners. We are partnered with several choice providers of Senior Care. This gives you a one-stop, simple solution to a choice of employers and positions.
• No more wondering whether your application went through and waiting for a response. We will ensure that your information gets in front of the hiring team and coordinate an interview on your behalf.
• Our clients rely on our expertise and trust Eklego to bring great talent like you because we're ALL better together.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status, including genetic information.