Diet Technician - On Call

30 Shea Medical Center; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

HonorHealth is seeking a Dietitian/Dietary Services professional for the Clinical Nutrition department in Scottsdale. Under RD supervision, you will provide nutrition care, participate in screening and assessment, and document care in the patient record.

You will monitor status, plan meals, and educate patients and families at discharge. Responsibilities include nutrition care plan development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and guidance to high-risk patients as part of a comprehensive

Qualifications

• Provides nutrition care services to hospitalized patients.
• Participates in integrated nutrition screening and assessment.
• Documents care in the medical record and educates patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Generates nutrition care plans based on data and guidelines.
• Monitors patient nutrition status and adjusts plans as needed.
• Provides nutrition education prior to hospital discharge.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team in patient care conferences.

Skills

Nutrition care

Nutrition screening

Meal planning

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's in Food & Nutrition

ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician

Job description

Primary City/State: Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Category: Dietitian/Dietary Services Shift: Day Department: Clinical Nutrition Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through:

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most — caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.

Responsibilities

Job Summary Under the direction of the registered dietitians, provides nutrition care services to hospitalized patients. Participates in integrated nutrition screening processes, assessment of nutrition status, and care plan development and implementation. Documents patient care in the medical record. Monitors and evaluates nutrition status; develops meal and nourishment plans to meet nutritional requirements. Provides survival skill, discharge nutrition education to patients and families. Refers high risk patients to the registered dietitians.

Essential Functions

Generates nutrition screening reports. Following established guidelines, rates individual patient needs and nutritional status relevant to patient age and condition. Refers high risk patients to the registered dietitian. According to Nutrition care standards, develops and implements a plan of nutrition care incorporating available data. Documents nutrition care in patient medical record in a timely and accurate manner. Evaluates effectiveness of nutrition care plan. Monitors progress of patients’ achievement of nutritional goals. Reassessment of nutrition status is completed in accordance with nutrition care guidelines. Assesses education needs and provides individualized education to patients and families. Provides basic nutrition education, i.e. survival skill teaching, to patients and families prior to hospital discharge. Initiates calorie counts and documents nutrition analysis in the patient medical record. Sets up and processes between meal nourishments for patients desiring or requiring them. Verifies tolerances and changes supplements accordingly. Attends multi-disciplinary patient care conferences and actively participates, promoting discussion of patients current nutritional status and suggests nutrition care plan. The following are job accountabilities that may be reassigned: Participates in community heath education programs.

Education

Other ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician - Preferred Bachelor's Degree in Food and Nutrition or Associates Degree in Dietetics with ADA Registration as Dietetic Technician - Required Experience 2 years in acute care medical facility - Preferred 6 months in healthcare setting - Required Other Bilingual (English and Spanish) - Preferred Licenses and Certifications Food Service\DTR - Dietetic Tech ADA Registration as a Dietetic Technician (Required if no Bachelor Degree in Food & Nutrition). - Preferred