Registered Dietitian II

Arkansas Children's Hospital•Springdale, AR

About The Position

Provides safe and effective, family-centered nutritional care to patients from newborn to adult with a variety of diagnoses. Reviews diagnoses and designs and implements nutritional care plans using general dietetic standards and regulations. The position works generally independently on complex cases, serves as a resource for other staff in problem-solving, participates in shared governance and evidence-based practice, begins developing clinical leadership skills in assigned areas, and contributes to assigned projects. This position is based at the Springdale campus and is 40 hours per week. It requires four years of pediatric nutrition experience, an Arkansas Licensed Dietitian credential, and Registered Dietitian Nutritionist registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or nursing diploma.
Four years of direct clinical nutrition experience in pediatric nutrition.
Licensed Dietitian (LD) credential from the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board.
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Board Certified Specialist in Obesity & Weight Management (CSOWM) certification.
Board Certified Specialist in Oncology Nutrition (CSO) certification.
Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Critical Care Nutrition (CSP-CC) certification.
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist certification.
Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) credential.
Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) credential.
Pediatric Nutrition Specialist (CSP) certification.

Responsibilities

Review diagnoses and design and implement complex nutritional care plans using general dietetic standards.
Perform nutritional assessments and work with the medical team to provide optimal nutrition care.
Identify nutrition-related issues and obtain assistance or referrals for complex problems; write therapeutic diet orders within scope of practice.
Monitor patients’ progress.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and medical staff, and provide management with relevant problems, service requests, and improvement suggestions.
Educate and guide patients, families, caregivers, and staff on diets, feeding regimens, and other nutrition information before discharge or during outpatient consultation.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary medical team; collaborate with nutritional services to ensure necessary foods are available and procure formula from appropriate sources.
Work with dietetic interns and provide peer review of nutritional assessments and diet orders.
Document pertinent nutrition information in patient medical records according to policy, and document daily patient charges, procedures, activities, and time spent.
Attend nutrition case studies, department in-services, and other training opportunities; document continuing education credit in CDR format.
Actively participate in medical team rounds.
Participate in research projects related to the nutrition specialty.
Provide presentations for hospital staff and the community as needed.
Serve as a resource for other staff in problem-solving and contribute to assigned projects.
Participate in shared governance and evidence-based practice and begin developing clinical leadership skills in assigned areas.
Perform other duties as assigned.