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Dietetic Intern

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

General Schedule:Of note: the DNS may vary the schedule in response to the intern’s skill set and/or abilities throughout the internship experience.

Requirements Summary

Prospective interns must be enrolled in a CDR Approved Dietetic Internship Program (MNA must have a working agreement with the enrolled program prior to the start date,

Technical Tools

OtherIntern

Responsibilities

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→Meet with RDs and multidisciplinary team
→Attend team meetings
→No independent direct interaction with clients
→Education on nutrition philosophy, treatment modalities and boundary setting

Intern is assigned to one RD
Shadow groups, sessions and begin taking notes
Input EMR notes from RD sessions and groups
Attend team meetings
Participate in meals with RD

Increased involvement in activities above
Begin to engage in nutrition sessions collaboratively with RD
Begin to give feedback and support in meals and groups, when appropriate
Begin to develop Nutrition group and select case presentation

Continued involvement as stated above
Take lead in collaborative nutrition sessions

Continued involvement as stated above
Independently lead select nutrition sessions with client by preparing with RD before and processing following sessions. Reporting in staff meeting on these clientsPresent Nutrition group plan to staff of RDs, receive feedback and make modifications

Facilitate Mindful Eating/Nutrition group with RD observing
Lead sessions and write session notes independently
Lead RD reporting in staff meeting
Present case presentation to RD staff
Evaluation by mentoring RD and DNS.
Intern to provide evaluation of the experience to DNS

Requirements

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Prospective interns must be enrolled in a CDR Approved Dietetic Internship Program (MNA must have a working agreement with the enrolled program prior to the start date, including acknowledgement of HIPAA compliance)
Prospective interns must first interview with the Director of Nutrition Services (DNS) of the program to which they are applying
After interviewing with the DNS, if deemed appropriate to continue the process, interns will be interviewed by the facility RD for final determination of if the intern will be accepted
Interviews will take place in person or via remote conferencing system (such as doxy) unless a special exception is granted
Internships are a minimum six-week commitment
Intern must have completed required background checks, fingerprints, etc required by the program assigned prior to start date

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