Registered Dietitian Job Phoenix area,Arizona USA,Healthcare

Primary City/State:
Phoenix, Arizona Department Name:
Wellness

Work Shift:

Day Job Category:
Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary

The future is full of possibilities. 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. I think as a Registered Dietitian, you will provide comprehensive nutrition assessments, evidence-based education, and guidance with creating SMART goals, to members through telephonic and video visits.

You will independently manage your workload, coordinate referrals and consultations from multiple sources, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that includes nurses, pharmacists, and exercise physiologists to support members' overall health and wellness goals. You will monitor member progress and assist with goal achievement, while also contributing to special projects and program initiatives. This role supports Banner plan members with a variety of nutrition and wellness-related needs, including adolescents with elevated BMIs, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years of experience as a Registered Dietitian, with a strong background in both inpatient and outpatient, clinic, or wellness settings, and the ability to thrive in a flexible, virtual care environment.

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. 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, to include 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.

Initiates and manages the nutrition care, writing orders if applicable per state regulations, for 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 and acts as liaison with nursing areas. May participate in process improvement teams. Serves as mentor to new staff and interns where assigned.

Participates in continuous quality improvement activities in clinical areas to ensure optimal nutrition care outcomes are achieved. May participate in outcome studies as needed. In some roles, this position may manage assigned staff: recruits, selects, trains, evaluates, manages performance.

This position interacts with patients, families, health care providers and nutrition and dietary staff in support of providing high quality nutrition assessment, care planning, delivery and measurement of outcomes. Position communicates effectively and provides education to ensure optimum nutritional care. Position works…