Name:
Title:
Employee Number:
Dept:
Intestinal Rehabilitation and Solid Organ Transplant Registered Dietitian Competency
Performance Levels:
4. Can perform all aspects of the criteria independently, adapt to problem situations, and teach this skill
3. Can perform all aspects of the criteria independently/without any coaching/without hints/without education
2. Can perform some or all of the aspects of the criteria with assistance and/or supervision
1. Cannot perform this skill
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
Standard
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RD will be able to locate resources, information and
equipment necessary to assess nutritional status
and needs of organ transplant candidates.
Demonstrate ability to locate staff and information
for referred patients as well as process for making
referrals for patients who need additional
interventions in order to achieve nutrition goals.
Demonstrates ability to coordinate with
multidisciplinary team the evaluation process for
potential transplant candidate, including but not
limited to:
- Nutritional status
- Ability to meet nutritional
needs/recommendations
Demonstrates ability to document nutrition
consults in the EMR
Ability to provide and maintain comprehensive
transplant nutrition and intestinal rehab nutrition
documentation and make appropriate referrals to
Level of Performance
Assessment Method
Comments
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specialists.
Implement changes in nutritional/parenteral
nutrition therapy as ordered by provider.
Monitor patient progress between clinic visits and
share pertinent information with team
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Staff Education
 As needed, routine and systematic teaching of
medical, nursing, and other personnel regarding
nutritional needs of the solid organ transplant
recipient and the intestinal rehabilitation patient.
Transplant Team Member
 Understands members of multi-disciplinary team
 Conducts CMS-mandated interdisciplinary patient
assessment pre- and post-transplant
 Appropriately communicates with multidisciplinary
team and provides recommendations as needed
 Rounds on inpatients as part of multidisciplinary
team
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 Participates in transplant selection committee
 Review patient records and provides
recommendations as needed
 Provides nutritional information as requested to
other health care providers in both the inpatient
and outpatient setting
QA
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Participates in transplant QAPI program
Creates and participates in department QA
initiatives related to nutrition
Patient Care
 Relates to the patient in a professional manner and
uses interactive techniques to confirm patient
understanding
 Demonstrates proficiency in teaching patients
nutrition plan
 Demonstrates proficiency in documenting patient
education in the medical record
 Recognizes risk factor for non-adherence and work
to resolve any identifiable patient barriers
Professional Development
 Completes transplant specific continuing education
annually
 Reviews and integrates into practice current
professional literature in the field of transplantation
 Attends practice related conferences
 Review and intergrate into practice the current
professional literature in the field of intestinal
rehab and abdominal transplant
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