Registered Dietitian Heart Transplant

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is seeking a Registered Dietitian to join the Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support team at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix. This position offers excellent work-life balance with Monday through Friday hours, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (some start/end times may vary based on patient care), with no weekends or holidays required. As part of the multidisciplinary transplant team, you will provide comprehensive nutrition services and education to patients with: advanced heart failure, pre/post heart transplantation, and pre/post mechanical circulatory support device (Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) or Total Artificial Heart (TAH) devices) implantation. In this role, you will conduct nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, develop and manage individualized nutrition care plans, provide patient and family education, perform frailty screenings and contribute to optimization of patient clinical status. You will work closely with medical providers, nursing staff, coordinators, pharmacists, therapy teams, bariatrics, and the culinary department. Additional programmatic involvement may include developing nutrition standards of practice and educational materials, and participating in quality improvement activities. This position also offers opportunities to participate in research initiatives that advance nutritional care in these patient groups. The ideal candidate will have cardiac experience, with heart failure and/or transplant experience highly preferred. Strong patient education and assessment skills are essential, along with excellent communication and collaboration abilities. This position requires a team player who can work independently while serving as a mentor and resource to staff and the broader healthcare team. Banner Health offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits designed to support your health and financial security throughout your career journey.

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 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.
Effective January 1, 2024 CDR requires a minimum of Master's degree to be eligible to take the registration examination.
Must possess RD credentials within 6 months of hire.
Must 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.
Maintains current licensure as required by State law.
Must be able to communicate effectively and function independently.
Must be effective at prioritizing assigned patient case load.
Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

cardiac experience
heart failure and/or transplant experience highly preferred
Strong patient education and assessment skills are essential
excellent communication and collaboration abilities
team player who can work independently while serving as a mentor and resource to staff and the broader healthcare team

Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, to include nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence-based standards and established practice guidelines.
Demonstrates and maintains 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.
Initiates and manages the nutrition care, writing orders if applicable per state regulations, for all assigned patients including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition) per protocols.
Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan and communicates effectively to the other members of the healthcare team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes. Provides 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).
Provides nutrition education to patients, families, staff and other health care team professionals through the development of effective teaching materials and in-service programs; Evaluates patient and/or family response to education.
Provides leadership in area of coverage, monitors proper patient care procedures and acts as liaison with nursing areas. May participate in process improvement teams. Serves as mentor to new staff and interns where assigned.
Participates 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.
This position interacts 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. Position communicates effectively and provides education to ensure optimum nutritional care. Position works independently and provides guidance to nutrition services staff in the development of nutrition plans. Position may also provide community education.