Outpatient Dietitian

PLEASE NOTE - This position may require temporarily relocation to other TONHC Facilities:
Sells Hospital, Santa Rosa Health Center, San Simon Health Center, and San Xavier Health Center.

Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) and lifestyle counseling for the ambulatory care clinics located at the Tohono O'odham Nation Health Care clinic sites and serves as an integral team member to assist patients in managing specific disease states and conditions. This position also delivers nutrition-based services within the community setting to promote health and prevent disease through effective nutrition education and intervention strategies.

This position is located within the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Department of the Tohono O'odham Nation (TON) Sells Hospital and is one of two (2) Outpatient Dietitian positions. The incumbent's primary job is to provide MNT for the Tohono O'odham Nation's tribal members and other Native American tribes utilizing the TON Health Care ambulatory clinics for medical care. The clinics are located at the TON Sells Hospital, the TON San Xavier Health Center, the TON San Simon Health Center, and the TON Santa Rosa Health Center.

The incumbent also serves as a community resource dietitian for tribal programs and agencies on nutrition-related activities. This position involves some coverage for the hospital's inpatient unit. The incumbent's work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Some flexibility in work hours may be necessary to meet patient care needs. The Outpatient Dietitian works under the direction of the Supervisory Dietitian who provides work direction based on department priorities.

• Provides direct patient care services at the four (4) ambulatory clinic sites, and acts as a member of the health care team by working with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care providers, as well as with patients and family members, so that appropriate nutritional care is provided for the overall health of the patient.
• Follow established methods and procedures for effective nutrition consultation services. Assesses the nutritional needs of patients; develops, implements, evaluates/monitors, and documents nutritional care plans considering cultural patterns, food purchasing practices, and available resources.
• Advise and counsel patients and their families on nutritional principles, dietary plans, diet modifications, and food selection/preparation practices.
• As a member of the Nutrition and Dietetic Services Department's dietitian team reinforces nutrition information and diet instructions provided by the other dietitians to deliver a continuous and consistent message to the patient and family members.
• Actively involved in billing and collection for third-party reimbursement of MNT services. Follows established documentation and coding procedures on the MNT template upon completing the patient’s appointment to ensure that the visit is billed for nutrition services.
• Assist in developing and implementing appropriate nutrition education materials, visual aids, and other materials used in teaching. Works with the other department's dietitians to implement the education materials and adapt them to current needs and intended use.
• Conduct ongoing nutrition classes at the hospital, clinics, and community settings, such as pediatric weight control classes and diabetes classes.
• Works as a community resource dietitian/consultant for tribal programs and agencies on nutrition-related activities that include but are not limited to menu development, in-service training, nutrition education classes, health fairs, nutrition-related campaigns, food demos, and MNT services.
• Provides dietitian…