Nutritional Director

Position Title: Nutritional Director Reports to: Operations Manager Job Status: Full-Time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Positions Supervised: None Job Summary Perform professional nutrition consultation, program management, and educational services for persons with diabetes, and provide community health education. Develop curriculum on health, including research and production and act as a health care consultant by providing information on the management of diabetes and nutrition for patients. Essential Functions Promote the mission, vision, and values of the organization Coordinate diabetic education self-management and managed nutritional treatment programs Provide education related to diabetes and the disease process; medication, diet and nutritional monitoring; foot care, prevention and care of complications; blood glucose monitoring and the techniques of self-monitoring and injection Develop and implement educational programs and nutrition management programs for diabetic staff, patients, and families Advise patients as to long-term complications Provide clinical resource and consultation to staff and physicians Assist patients in monitoring blood glucose for the purpose of medication control and adjustment for both insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetics Assess, monitor and implement treatment plans for patients at various stages of the disease. The focus is on prevention of complications and management of stable diabetes Provide ongoing assessment and recommendations to the treatment team and patient/family for adjustments in the plan of care as required Document assessments, interventions and plans including recommendations and goals, progress notes and discharge summaries Coordinate community outreach education classes Non-Essential Functions Perform other duties as assigned

Created: 2021-11-29