PRN Registered Dietitian - HealthWorks!

Cincinnati Children's

8d • $56,846 - $72,488 • Onsite

About The Position

This PRN Registered Dietitian position in HealthWorks! focuses on providing medical nutrition therapy for assigned patients and program areas. The role involves conducting nutritional counseling and education for patients and their families/care providers, supporting department initiatives to improve nutrition (including community-based initiatives), and offering nutrition expertise for division-specific initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline
• Registered Dietician
• Licensed Dietitian in the state of Ohio

Nice To Haves

• 1+ year of experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of normal child growth and development and pediatric nutrition when performing nutritional assessments.
• Develops nutritional care plans and outlines goals with patient and their family based on existing nutritional standards of care.
• Implements nutritional interventions based on knowledge of disease state, normal and therapeutic nutrition and child development. Interventions incorporate family values, culture and resources.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of patients' nutrition care plan. Revises plan as needed.
• Collaborates with health care team on the implementation of nutrition care principles.
• Provides nutrition counseling and education to patients and their families/care providers.
• Prepares the family to carry out the nutrition regime in the home setting.
• Collaborates with internal and external resources to support the nutrition care plan.
• Utilizes current research to enhance professional practice.
• Provide nutrition expertise for division specific initiatives including community-based programming (i.e. healthy weight and better eating habits).
• Relates basic principles of pediatric nutrition to nutrition staff, health care team members and community.
• Orients, supervises and directs the work of the diet technician(s) and/or interns as applicable.
• Orients and educates new dietitians.
• Shares knowledge of pediatric nutrition principles, policies and procedures as applicable.
• Participates in and supports process improvement activities.
• Completes productivity records and enters charges in a timely fashion.
• Serves on committees and/or work groups affecting the department and/or hospital.
• Contributes to body of professional knowledge (factual) within the department, Cincinnati Children's or community as appropriate.
• Exhibits desire and initiative to increase knowledge and skills.
• Collaborates with other members of the multi-disciplinary clinical team to optimize care of patient families participating in the assigned program.
• Partners with coworkers to provide valuable input on projects and takes ownership of project(s) as assigned.
• To perform medical nutrition therapy for assigned patients and program areas.
• Conduct nutritional counseling and education to patients and their families/care providers.
• Support department initiatives to improve nutrition including community-based initiatives.
• Provide nutrition expertise for division-specific initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive job description provided upon request.
• Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level