Lead Registered Dietitian

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As our Registered Dietitian Lead, you will assist with some patient care, but is also a training and education resource for the team. You will interact closely with our medical providers, our administration, our nursing staff, our therapy teams, and our culinary department on-site to support our patients. This role involves providing comprehensive nutritional assessments, developing appropriate nutrition care plans, monitoring outcomes, providing patient and family nutrition counseling and education, developing Nutrition Standards of Practice and Education material in collaboration with peers, participating in interdisciplinary Health Care teams and providing input into patient care, policies, programs, quality improvement activities and providing in-service education in areas of expertise. Three years of acute care setting experience is preferred and advanced knowledge of nutrition support is required (TPN and Tube Feeding calculations and parenteral macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients). This position is full time days, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, with some rotating holidays and weekend coverage when needed. University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. The Phoenix campus has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries through its collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi-specialty and sub-specialty clinics. This position provides leadership in clinical nutrition, utilizes and ensures practice standards are met. Serves as a lead for the clinical nutrition department. In addition to managing their own complex caseload of patients by providing nutrition assessments, developing care plans, writing orders within approved standards of practice and monitoring outcomes, the lead ensures the daily functions of the nutrition counseling department.

Requirements

Must possess knowledge of nutrition and dietetics demonstrated through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework.
Must be a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) based on academic and professional requirements as defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Effective January 1, 2024 CDR requires a minimum of Master's degree to be eligible to take the registration examination.
Must hold current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and be able to maintain ongoing registration while providing verification of registration annually.
Maintains current licensure as required by State law.
Must possess a level of expertise typically achieved through three to five years of clinical experience.
Must be able to function independently, effectively prioritize assigned patient load and have the ability to lead the clinical team in their daily functions as well as serve as a resource for issues.
Advanced knowledge of nutrition support is required (TPN and Tube Feeding calculations and parenteral macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients).

Nice To Haves

Three years of acute care setting experience preferred.
Previous healthcare leadership experience.
Additional certification not required but is a preferred.
Additional certifications can include: CNSC- Certified Nutrition Support Clinician, CDE- Certified Diabetes Educator, CSP- Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition, CSR- Board Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition, CSO- Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition, CSG- Board Certified Specialist in Gerontology Nutrition, and CSSD- Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition; Certified Clinical Transplant Dietician (CCTD) from the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization.
Other certifications evaluated on a case by case basis for relevancy and adequacy.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients’ nutritional needs. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data using evidenced based standards.
Evaluates effectiveness of care plan and participates in communicating effectively as a member of the healthcare team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes. Provides pertinent information in the electronic medical record including plans of care and/or clinical pathways while meeting the requirements of regulatory agencies (TJC, CMS, State and Local Agencies).
Provides nutrition education to patients, families, staff and other healthcare team members. Serves on system committees to participate in the development of teaching materials and/or in-service programs. Effectively evaluates the receivers’ response to education.
Provides leadership to the clinical nutrition team. Establishes and maintains proper patient care procedures with other members of the clinical nutrition team. Acts as a liaison between the clinical nutrition staff and other members of the healthcare team when necessary.
Assists with program marketing through the development of excellent working relationships with both internal and external customers.
Participates, develops, collects, and responds to results of continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities in clinical areas to improve the quality of nutrition outcomes. Provides coordination of projects and programs.
Demonstrates proficiency in area of practice. Responsible for developing and providing training/educational resources to clinical nutrition staff.
Ensures proper scheduling of clinical nutrition staff to maintain coverage to meet system and regulatory requirements.