Registered Dietitian Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,Healthcare

Primary City/State: Phoenix, Arizona

Department Name: Culinary & Nutrition-Hosp

Work Shift: Day

Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

Sign-On Bonus & Relocation Package: $10,000 Sign On Bonus and up to $5,000 relocation package available!

At Banner Health, we’re excited about what the future holds for health care. That’s why we’re changing the industry to make the experience the best it can be. If you’re ready to change lives, we want to hear from you.

As our 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. You will provide comprehensive nutritional assessments, develop appropriate nutrition care plans, monitor outcomes, provide patient and family nutrition counseling and education, develop Nutrition Standards of Practice and education material in collaboration with peers, participate in interdisciplinary health care teams and contribute to patient care, policies, programs, quality improvement activities and provide in‑service education in areas of expertise.

Three years of acute care setting experience preferred; advanced knowledge of nutrition support is required (TPN and tube feeding calculations and parenteral macro‑ and micro‑nutrients).

This position is full time days and will include alternating weekends and some holiday coverage.

University Medical Center Phoenix is a nationally recognized academic medical center. The world‑class hospital is focused on coordinated clinical care, expanded research activities and nurturing future generations of highly trained medical professionals. Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Phoenix campus, long known for excellent patient care, has over 730 licensed beds, several unique specialty units and is the new home for medical discoveries, thanks to our collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix.

Additionally, the campus responsibilities include fully integrated multi‑specialty and sub‑specialty clinics.

POSITION SUMMARY

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. It 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 into patient care policies, programs, quality improvement activities and provides in‑service education in areas of expertise.

CORE

FUNCTIONS

Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients’ nutritional needs, including nutrition‑focused physical exams as appropriate. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence‑based standards and established practice guidelines.

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.

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.

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).

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.

Provides leadership in area of coverage, monitors proper patient care procedures…