Dietitian Jobs

About The Position

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 (CDR) of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• RD credentials must be obtained within six months of hire.
• Maintain current CDR registration and provide annual verification of registration.
• Maintain current licensure as required by state law.
• Communicate effectively, function independently, and prioritize an assigned patient caseload.
• For employees working at specified Banner Behavioral Health or BUMG/BUMCT/BUMCS behavioral health clinical settings serving children: possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at hire and maintain it during employment, and sign an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit upon hire.
• Complete the required post-offer Occupational Health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check, including employment, criminal, and education checks.

Nice To Haves

• Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ nutritional needs, including nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate, and interpret relevant information using evidence-based standards and practice guidelines.
• Maintain competency in enteral and parenteral clinical protocols and oral nutrition management standards.
• Initiate and manage nutrition care for assigned patients, including patients receiving enteral or parenteral nutrition, and write orders when permitted by state regulations.
• Evaluate care plan effectiveness and communicate with the health care team to support nutrition outcomes.
• Document relevant information in medical records, care plans, and clinical pathways in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Educate patients, families, staff, and health care professionals using teaching materials and in-service programs; evaluate patient and family responses to education.
• Provide leadership in assigned areas, monitor patient care procedures, liaise with nursing areas, and, where assigned, mentor new staff and interns.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement activities and outcome studies as needed.
• Where applicable, recruit, select, train, evaluate, and manage the performance of assigned staff.
• Work with patients, families, health care providers, and nutrition and dietary staff to support nutrition assessment, care planning, service delivery, and outcome measurement.
• Provide guidance to nutrition services staff in developing nutrition plans and, where applicable, community education.
• For the Heart Wise program, provide telephonic and video visits, nutrition education, SMART goal setting, progress monitoring, and lifestyle-change guidance.