Clinical Dietitian PRN
About The Position
Our patients are our number one priority! We're committed to giving children back their childhood! This position is PRN, as needed, with working hours from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. The Clinical Dietitian PRN utilizes the Nutrition Care Process to perform comprehensive nutritional assessments and reassessments using age-appropriate standards and validated tools. This includes making nutrition-related diagnoses using the eNCP terminology approved by the Academy of Nutrition and dietetics. The role involves responding to consults and nutrition referrals within established timeframes, monitoring and evaluating patient progress, and adjusting nutrition interventions as needed. Communication with the medical team regarding nutrition intervention or plan of care is crucial, as is providing nutrition education to patients and families. Support for enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy is also a key responsibility, along with participating in hospitalist rounding, interdisciplinary meetings, and discharge rounds. Collaboration with physicians, nurses, speech therapists, and other healthcare professionals is expected. The role also involves communicating and coordinating meals, supplements, and enteral feeding regimens with FNS staff and ensuring compliance with clinical guidelines, regulatory standards, and hospital policies. Additionally, this position serves as a preceptor for dietetic interns.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree if RDN obtained prior to 1/1/24 or master’s degree after 1/1/24
- RD/RDN or RDE with ability to sit for exam required withing 6 months of hire date
- LD (Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist) or LD approved application from Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation required 6 months of hire date with R.D.
- Ability to read and speak English
Nice To Haves
- Spanish ability beneficial
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical nutrition practice preferred
- 1 year experience in a pediatric preferred
Responsibilities
- Utilizes the Nutrition Care Process to perform comprehensive nutritional assessments and reassessments while using age-appropriate standards and validated tools to include nutrition related diagnosis using the eNCP terminology approved by the Academy of Nutrition and dietetics.
- Respond to consults and nutrition referrals within the established time frame Facility and or based on department policy and patient outcome
- Monitor and evaluate patient progress, adjusting nutrition interventions as needed
- Communicate with medical team regarding nutrition intervention or plan of care through verbal, written, or electronic communication
- Provides nutrition education to patients and families with the patient’s preferred learning style/readiness for change/cultural belief
- Support enteral and parenteral nutrition therapy when applicable and communicate recommendations with the medical team
- Participate in Hospitalist rounding, interdisciplinary meetings, and/or discharge rounds as needed.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, speech therapists, and other healthcare professionals
- Communicates and coordinated meals, supplements, and enteral feeding regimen with the FNS staff
- Ensure compliance with clinical guidelines, regulatory standards, and hospital policies
- Serves as a preceptor for dietetic interns
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
