Registered Dietitian

Banner Health•South Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As our Registered Dietitian 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. 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. This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, developing and managing all aspects of appropriate nutrition care plans and monitoring outcomes of plans. Provides patient and family nutrition counseling and education. Develops Nutrition Standards of Practice and Education material in collaboration with peers. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary Health Care team providing input into patient care policies, programs, quality improvement activities and provides in-service education in areas of expertise.

Requirements

Possess knowledge of nutrition and dietetics demonstrated through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework.
Be a Registered Dietitian or RD Eligible based on academic and professional requirements as defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration(CDR) of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Possess RD credentials within 6 months of hire.
Hold current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and be able to maintain ongoing registration verification of registration annually.
Maintain current licensure as required by State law.
Be able to communicate effectively and function independently.
Be effective at prioritizing assigned patient case load.
Possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment (for specific behavioral health settings).
Sign an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit upon hire (for specific behavioral health settings).
Advanced knowledge of nutrition support is required (TPN and Tube Feeding calculations and parenteral macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients).

Nice To Haves

3 yrs of acute care setting experience.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Interact closely with medical providers, administration, nursing staff, therapy teams, and culinary department on-site to support patients.
Provide comprehensive nutritional assessments.
Develop appropriate nutrition care plans.
Monitor outcomes.
Provide patient and family nutrition counseling and education.
Develop Nutrition Standards of Practice and Education material in collaboration with peers.
Participate in interdisciplinary Health Care teams and provide input into patient care, policies, programs, quality improvement activities.
Provide in-service education in areas of expertise.
Manage a complex caseload of patients.
Provide comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, to include nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate.
Obtain timely and appropriate data and analyze/interpret data based on evidence-based standards and established practice guidelines.
Demonstrate and maintain competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management standard of practice as demonstrated by successful completion of initial competency exams and ongoing evaluation.
Write orders to initiate and manage the nutrition care and of all assigned patients including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition) per protocols.
Evaluate effectiveness of the care plan and communicate effectively to the other members of the healthcare team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes.
Provide pertinent information in the medical records, patient plans of care and/or clinical pathways while meeting requirements of regulatory agencies (i.e. Joint Commission, CMS, State and Local Agencies).
Provide nutrition education to patients, families, staff and other health care team professionals through the development of effective teaching materials and in-service programs.
Evaluate patient and/or family response to education.
Provide leadership in area of coverage, monitor proper patient care procedures and act as liaison with nursing areas.
May participate in process improvement teams.
Serve as mentor to new staff and interns where assigned.
Participate in continuous quality improvement activities in clinical areas to ensure optimal nutrition care outcomes are achieved.
May participate in outcome studies as needed.
In some roles, this position may manage assigned staff: recruits, selects, trains, evaluates, manages performance.
Interact with patients, families, health care providers and nutrition and dietary staff in support of providing high quality nutrition assessment, care planning, delivery and measurement of outcomes.
Communicate effectively and provide education to ensure optimum nutritional care.
Work independently and provide guidance to nutrition services staff in the development of nutrition plans.
May also provide community education.