Registered Dietitian - Per Diem

Banner Rehabilitation Hospital - Tucson•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Requirements

Current state licensure/certification, if required by state.
Current registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration.
One (1) year of work experience in a facility setting with clinical responsibilities or equivalent.

Responsibilities

Provides quality nutrition services including, but not limited to, screening, initial assessment, re-assessments, nutrition counseling and education, therapeutic diet calculations, and calorie counts.
Develops an appropriate nutritional care plan.
Considers religious, cultural, and ethical factors when completing nutrition assessments and creating plan of care.
Evaluates potential food/drug interactions, and/or herb/supplement interactions.
Provides nutrition education/counseling as appropriate.
Communicates and implements the nutritional plan of care with the interdisciplinary care team.
Attend Interdisciplinary Care meetings, when assigned, for the development of patient care plans.
Participates with the interdisciplinary team in various medical rounds (as available at the facility) i.e., wound rounds, or dysphagia rounds.
Develops and implements educational programs for patients and staff.
Works with the patient to identify a nutrition education plan and sets achievable goals.
Keeps current with nutritional practices and theories.
Maintains current ADA requirements, (i.e., Professional Portfolio, self-development, and continuing education classes.)