Senior Registered Dietitian Endocrinology

## Senior Registered Dietitian Endocrinology Apply:
Banner Peoria Health Center (13640 N Plaza Del Rio Blvd):
Posted Today:
R4456898
** Primary City/State:
** Peoria, Arizona
** Department Name:
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* Work Shift:

** Day
* * Job Category:
** Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary
** Now Offering a $5,000 hire-on incentive!
** If you're looking to leverage your abilities to make a difference-and real change in the health care industry-you belong at Banner Health! With facilities in six western states, we're committed to not only providing the finest care possible, but to advancing the way care is provided. To achieve our vision, we seek driven professionals who embrace change and who possess the passion and skills to make it happen.

** Banner Health Endocrinologist
** study and provide treatment of conditions that affect glands and hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, sexual function and other important functions. Metabolism and hormones all working in harmony is important to overall health. When there are problems, an endocrinologist will work with patients to pinpoint the issue. Our endocrinologists have several treatment options to help patients with any of the conditions they may face.  

As a
** Sr.*
* ** Registered Dietitian
** you will interact closely with our medical providers, our administration, our nursing staff, our therapy teams, and our culinary department on-site to support our patients. Providing comprehensive nutritional assessments, developing appropriate nutrition care plans, monitoring outcomes, providing patient and family nutrition counseling and education, developing Nutrition Standards of Practice and Education material in collaboration with peers, participating in interdisciplinary Health Care teams and providing input into patient care, policies, programs, quality improvement activities and providing in-service education in areas of expertise.

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* Location:

** Banner Peoria Health Center- 13640 N Plaza Del Rio Blvd  Peoria, AZ 85381  
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* Schedule:

** Open to 4 10-hour days or 5 8-hour days POSITION SUMMARY  This position provides leadership in specialty area of clinical nutrition, establishes practice standards and serves as a mentor to educate colleagues in the specialty nutrition area. This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and nutrition-focused physical exams, developing and managing all aspects of appropriate nutrition care plans, and monitoring outcomes of plans.

Provides patient and family nutrition counseling and education. Develops Nutrition Standards of Practice and Education material in collaboration with peers. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary Health Care team providing input and establishing patient care policies, programs, quality improvement activities and provides in-service education in areas of expertise.
CORE FUNCTIONS  
1. Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, to include nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate, with at least 50% of patient case load in designated specialty area. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence-based standards and established practice guidelines.
2. 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.
3. Writes orders to initiate and manage the nutrition care and of all assigned patients including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition) per protocols.
4. 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).
5. 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.
6. Provides leadership in area of practice, establishing proper patient care procedures and acts as liaison with nursing areas. Establishes and monitors policies and procedures in area of expertise and communicates areas of concern that…