Registered Dietitian RDN Per Diem Pediatrics

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian supports Pediatric Oncology Bone Marrow Transplant patients by providing specialized nutritional care and recommendations. The role manages a complex patient caseload through comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, development and management of nutrition care plans, and monitoring of outcomes. It includes patient and family counseling and education, and may involve MNT projects, research, precepting interns and diet technicians, and education for the community and clinical staff. The dietitian collaborates with peers to develop nutrition standards of practice and educational materials, and serves on the interdisciplinary health care team by contributing to patient-care policies, programs, quality improvement activities, and staff education. The role is a Banner Staffing Services Registry/Per Diem position, with approximately 20 hours per week sought; registry/per diem positions have no guaranteed hours and do not include a medical benefits package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework.
Registered Dietitian or RD Eligible under the academic and professional requirements defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration; RD credentials must be obtained within six months of hire.
Maintain current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, with annual verification, and maintain state licensure as required by law.
Ability to communicate effectively and function independently.
Ability to prioritize an assigned patient caseload.
Pediatric experience is required.
For work in the specified Banner behavioral health settings serving children, an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained; an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive nutrition assessments, including nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate, and analyze data using evidence-based standards and practice guidelines.
Maintain competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management standards.
Write orders to initiate and manage nutrition care for assigned patients, including patients receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition, in accordance with protocols.
Evaluate care-plan effectiveness and communicate with the health care team to support optimal nutrition outcomes.
Document relevant information in medical records, patient care plans, and clinical pathways while meeting regulatory requirements.
Provide nutrition counseling and education to patients and families, and develop teaching materials and in-service programs for staff and health care professionals.
Provide leadership in the area of coverage, monitor patient care procedures, and liaise with nursing areas.
Participate in process-improvement teams and continuous quality-improvement activities; participate in outcome studies as needed.
Mentor new staff and interns where assigned.
Work with patients, families, health care providers, and nutrition and dietary staff to support nutrition assessment, care planning, care delivery, and outcome measurement.
Provide guidance to nutrition services staff in developing nutrition plans and, where applicable, provide community education.
In some roles, recruit, select, train, evaluate, and manage the performance of assigned staff.