Dietitian Assistant PRN

Children's Hospital Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 26,684 - 40,019; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay package

Annual employee bonus program

Paid sick leave

Robust wellness program

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is looking for a dedicated Dietitian Assistant to provide operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and assist with patient nutritional care. Responsibilities include determining patient nutritional risk, preparing formulas, and collaborating with families and nursing for meal planning.

The ideal candidate will have an Associate of Science in Nutrition and be proficient in assessing dietary needs while providing education to families. This PRN position requires flexible shifts during days, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field is required.
• Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two years of related work experience may substitute educational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients according to procedures.
• Responsible for preparing and distributing nutritional formulas.
• Partners with nursing to document intakes for calorie counts.
• Triage phone calls and perform nutrition risk screenings.
• Coordinate with the ketogenic RD to manage diet orientations.

Skills

Nutritional risk assessment

Patient meal planning

Nutrition education

Collaboration with healthcare staff

Education

Associate of Science in Nutrition or related field

Job description

The Dietitian Assistant provides operational support for the Clinical Nutrition department and clinical assistance with patient nutritional care.

Job Status: PRN, as needed

Shift: Days. 8-hour shifts between 7:00am – 7:00pm. Weekend and holiday availability required.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Determines nutritional risk of patients in accordance with policies and procedures and maintains communication with Registered Dietitian (RD) staff.
• Responsible for the preparation and distribution of formulas prepared in formula lab.
• Partners with patients, families and nursing to calculate and document all intakes, oral and nutrition support for inpatient orders for calorie count.
• Responsible for triaging phone calls, nutrition risk screening, calorie counts, diet analysis, meal planning, nutrition support flow sheet calculations and ketogenic diet initiation.
• Supports and coordinates the ketogenic diet orientation with the ketogenic RD and team. Plans menus for patients in accordance with the ketogenic diet prescription.
• Provides training to families on how to prepare keto meals while in patient and for home use.
• Coordinates and collaborates closely with the room service coordinators in food service to ensure compliance with inpatients diet modifications.
• Assists patients and families in meal planning for patients on a complex therapeutic diet that cannot be managed through room service. Responsible for outpatient diet analysis of food records submitted by RD's and medical providers.
• Supports and collaborates with the eating disorder RD's to help families with patient menu planning. Coordinates with families in ordering meals in compliance with the correct meal plan level.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation and timely documentation of daily enteral and parenteral nutrient intake for patients in the critical care inpatient units.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Associate of Science
• Area of Study
  • Nutrition, Dietetics, Healthcare or other related field.
• Equivalency
  • Certification as a registered dietetic technician or two (2) years of related work experience may be accepted in lieu of education requirements.

Salary Information

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Hourly Range: $19.37 to $29.05

Benefits Information

As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid sick leave and a robust wellness program.

Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.