CLINICAL DIETITIAN

University of New Mexico - Hospitals; New Mexico; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Job summary

University of New Mexico - Hospitals is seeking a Dietetics professional to collaborate with a healthcare team to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy and monitor outcomes across age groups. You will assess nutritional status, educate patients and families, and oversee nutrition care on assigned units.

The role requires credentials in dietetics, NM licensure or provisional, and CPR/BLS within 30 days. This is a full-time clinical position in the Dietary department.

Qualifications

• Essential: Bachelor\'s Degree
• Nonessential: Master\'s Degree
• Essential: Related Discipline (Education specialization)
• Nonessential: Related Discipline (Education specialization)
• Essential: 6 months directly related experience
• Nonessential: 1 year directly related experience
• Credentials: Dietetic Registration/eligible; NM Dietician License or Provisional Dietitian License; CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers within 30 days

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare team to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy and monitor outcomes
• Evaluate nutritional status using diet recall/history, physical signs, labs, and anthropometrics
• Provide nutrition education to patients and families
• Manage delivery of nutrition care services on assigned units
• Ensure adherence to hospital and departmental policies and procedures
• Assist dietetic interns as a preceptor
• Maintain accurate records to meet regulatory guidelines

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Candidates that have advanced credentials from CDR, NBNSC, or NCBDE or Master's Degree in Nutrition or related field, and at least one year of directly related experience may be eligible for a Specialist designation and increased compensation.

Compensation Disclaimer

Compensation for this role is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to experience, education, and other business and organizational considerations.

Department: Food and Nutrition - UH

FTE: 1.00
Full Time
Shift: Days

Position Summary:
Collaborate with members of the healthcare team to provide Medical Nutrition Therapy, and monitor the effectiveness and outcomes of nutrition interventions. Evaluates the nutritional status of patients utilizing diet recall/history, physical appearance, oral intake, laboratory values, and by performing anthropometric measurements. Provide nutrition education to patients and family members. Manage delivery of nutrition care services on assigned units. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:
PATIENT CARE - Perform key functions of nutrition care according to system policy including nutrition screening, assessments, development of care plans
PATIENT CARE - Follow-up monitoring/reassessment of patients identified to be at nutrition risk; base clinical practice on sound scientific principles, current research and theory
NUTRITION - Direct the nutrition care aides in assuring that patients receive nutrition care that meets the nutrition therapy care plan
NUTRITION - Identify, monitor, and evaluate effectiveness of enteral and parenteral nutrition support regimes
PATIENT CARE - Provide care according to organization ethics, licensure, and the Standards of Professional practice for Dietetics professionals
PATIENT CARE - Assess patient's learning needs and provide nutrition education appropriate to patient's literacy and/or cognitive ability
COMMUNICATION - Share knowledge and expertise with other health care team members through activities such as participating in patient care rounds, in-services to staff, participation on assigned committees and teaching classes
PRECEPTOR - Serve as a preceptor for dietetic interns in applying nutrition knowledge and skills
RECORDS - Maintain accurate records to meet regulatory agency guidelines and assist in statistical analysis of data
DEVELOPMENT - Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops
PATIENT SAFETY 1 - Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
PATIENT SAFETY 2 - Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
PATIENT SAFETY 3 - Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
PATIENT SAFETY 4 - Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
PATIENT SAFETY 5 - Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"
RESEARCH - Locate, review, and utilize evidence-based best practices to improve patient outcomes

Qualifications

Education

Essential:
Bachelor's Degree
Nonessential:
Master's Degree
Education specialization:
Essential:
Related Discipline
Nonessential:
Related Discipline

Experience

Essential:
1/2 year (6 months) directly related experience

Nonessential:
1 year directly related experience

Credentials

Essential:
Certi w/Cmmsn on Dietetic Registration/eligible if prov
NM Dietician License or Provisional Dietitian License
CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days

Physical Conditions

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. May require walking or standing to a significant degree or requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or may require working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of materials is negligible.

Working conditions

Essential:
Minor Hazard - physical risks, dirt, dust, fumes, noise
May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol
May be required or is required to perform on-call duties
May work rotating shifts, holidays and weekends
Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required

Sign-On Bonus Available

Relocation Assistance Available

Department: Dietary