FUNCTION OF WORK:
To serve as a member of the health care or management team providing nutritional care in health and disease, in a general clinical and/or production area.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Journeyman.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a Registered Dietitian of higher level or administrative official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May exercise supervision over professional, paraprofessional and non-professional dietary personnel.

LOCATION OF WORK:
Twenty-four hour facilities statewide.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Dietitian and Registered Dietitian Applicant by professional registration.

Differs from Registered Dietitian Specialist by the lack of responsibility for providing specialized nutritional care.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Serves as a general clinical and/or production dietitian in a hospital caring for patients with medically acute and chronic nutritional problems.

Calculates, writes, adapts, and modifies diets or menus to meet individual needs.

Counsels and teaches patients and their families the practical and technical aspect of the diet as it relates to the particular patient's health problem.

Implements nutritional assessment care plan for patients with severe nutritional problems.

Supervises subordinates in the production of meals and services, sanitation and storage.

Implements personnel policies and procedures as established by the department and institution.
Plans, develops, and directs an ongoing inservice and on the job training program.

Plans and implements a quality assurance program related to the nutritional care of patients.

Plans and assists the director of the department in forecasting, finalizing and implementing special projects, layout designs and determining equipment requirement and specifications.

Serves as the nutritional authority on health care teams.

Provides orientation for new nutritionists and training for graduate nutrition students, dietetic interns and other health professionals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered as a dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a permanent or provisional Louisiana dietitian/nutritionist license.