Clinical Dietitian PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide nutrition screening, assessment and education to patients in our hospital setting. You will develop and implement nutritional care plans and participate in rounds and performance improvement activities.

Responsibilities include completing care plans, coordinating with physicians and nurses, teaching patients, and ensuring food safety and accurate nutrition calculations.

Qualifications

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: ADA Registered Dietitian with current registration.
• Education: Four-year degree in Nutrition or Dietetics and ADA-approved internship.
• Experience: 1–2 years of clinical experience in acute care.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Calculates calorie, protein, fluid, vitamin and mineral requirements.
• Ability to organize daily workflow and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations and assumes accountability for all job responsibilities.
• Performs consults requested by physician and/or nurse.
• Participates in patient discharge planning rounds.
• Completes and updates patient care plans with interdisciplinary communication.
• Completes assigned QA & PI projects.
• Supervises utility staff or diet office staff as needed.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Dietary planning

Interdisciplinary coordination

Patient education

Calorie/protein calculation

Enteral/Parenteral nutrition knowledge

Time management

Education

Bachelor's in Nutrition or Dietetics

ADA internship/experience

Registered Dietitian (RD)

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $24.24 - $36.36 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/prn-employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Clinical Dietitian is responsible for patient care activities; provides nutrition screening, assessment and education to patients to meet their nutritional needs as indicated by diet orders prescribed by medical staff. Develops and implements nutritional care, plans and participates in patient/staff education, interdisciplinary rounds, and department and hospital performance improvement activities. Dietitians will work in an interdisciplinary team fashion with other patient care providers.

Position Requirements:

1. Licensure/Certification/Registration: Maintains current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association. Successful completion of ADA Registration Exam for Registered Dietitians. May be CDE or CNSC may be beneficial
2. Education: Four-year college degree in Nutrition or Dietetics. Successful completion of an ADA approved internship/experience.
3. Experience: One to two year clinical experience in an acute care setting.
4. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
5. Accurately calculates calorie, protein, fluid, vitamin and mineral requirements for normal and disease states using appropriate resources.
6. Accurately calculates nutrient content of parenteral and enteral nutrition formulation and makes appropriate recommendations for changes based on nutritional assessment of the patient.
7. Accurately utilizes pediatric growth charts.
8. Provides appropriate teaching tools for patient or family based on age, language and learning ability.
9. Able to organize daily workflow and routine to ensure best use of time.
10. Orientation Period: 90 days

Job Responsibilities & Job Knowledge:

Meets the expectations and assumes accountability for all on-going job responsibilities. Balances unexpected tasks while performing on-going responsibilities under ordinary direction and minimal supervision. Current and proficient on job-related knowledge, skills, and industry changes. Demonstrates understanding of job relative to hospital operations.

1. Completes Secondary Screening, Assessment and Reassessment according to standards / policy.
2. Performs consults as requested by physician and/or nurse in accordance with policy.
3. Participates effectively in patient discharge planning rounds.
4. Completes and updates patient care plans, with interdisciplinary communication as appropriate.
5. Completes assigned QA & PI projects.
6. Supervises utility staff and/or diet office staff as needed.
7. Other duties as assigned
8. Is aware of practices that help create a safe environment for patients.
9. When in a patient room look for hazards that may endanger a patient
10. When delivering trays place the tray within reach of the patient, especially if a high fall risk.
11. When preparing patient meals apply all standards of food safety.
12. When preparing patient trays follow diet and texture modification restrictions.

Fiscal Responsibility:

Consistently, accurately, and completely performs all job responsibilities.

1. Efficiently demonstrates cost consciousness by organizing work processes within established deadlines, and using supplies, equipment, and time according to budgetary guidelines. Effectively utilizes a time management system.
2. Monitors cost effective utilization of nourishments
3. Shows consideration of cost effectiveness in the review / development of the nutrition formulary.

Problem Solving/Judgment