Clinical Dietitian

Dignity Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider dedicated to improving community health through innovative and compassionate care. As a Clinical Dietitian, you will play a crucial role in assessing and enhancing the nutritional well-being of patients. Your expertise will guide tailored nutrition plans and interventions, ensuring that each patient receives personalized care. Collaborate with a dynamic interdisciplinary team to address complex nutritional needs and contribute to the overall patient experience. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, community-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with completion of an accredited dietitian program.
• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Assess nutritional status and recommend nutrition plans for patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.
• Monitor and evaluate patient responses to nutrition interventions.

Skills

Nutritional Assessment

Patient Counseling

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics

Registered Dietitian Certification

Job description

Responsibilities

As our Clinical Dietitian, you will assess the nutritional status of patients using recognized assessment tools. You will recommend and counsel patients, families, and caregivers on appropriate nutrition plans to improve health and well-being.

You will work with the general patient population and those in more complex care levels under supervision to perform nutritional assessments based on age, gender, cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds. You will conduct routine screenings to identify patients at nutritional risk, collaborate within an interdisciplinary team, and contribute to facilitating care for higher-level needs, all while providing excellent customer service to patients, families, and caregivers.

If committed to social justice and health equity and prepared to deliver innovative care, you belong with us.

Responsibilities:

• Develop intervention plans including feeding routes, modes, and nutrition prescriptions tailored to patient needs, following physicians' orders.
• Monitor and evaluate patient responses to interventions, meeting specific goals documented in the nutrition care plan promptly.
• Update care plans as necessary and follow up with patients as needed.
• Collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to facilitate care and identify patients at nutrition risk or requiring higher care levels.
• Work with the Food and Nutrition Services team to enhance patient experience.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree with completion of an accredited dietitian program (ACEND)
• Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian with the CDR within 3 months

Overview

Hello humankindness

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed non-profit facility providing quality healthcare to patients and communities in and around Phoenix, Arizona. We are part of CommonSpirit Health, which operates 139 hospitals and over 1,000 care sites across 21 states, making our services accessible to nearly 1 in 4 U.S. residents.

For the health of our community, we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.