Registered Dietitian Certified Specialist I in Pediatrics

Texas Health Huguley FWS; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Registered Dietitian Certified Specialist I in Pediatrics. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of nutrition care, utilizing your expertise to assess, diagnose, and intervene in the nutritional needs of pediatric patients. You'll collaborate with a dedicated team, making a meaningful impact on the health and wellbeing of the community. This position offers a supportive environment for professional growth and the opportunity to contribute to innovative healthcare solutions. If you're passionate about nutrition and patient care, this is the perfect opportunity to thrive in your career while making a difference.

Benefits

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

$7,500 sign-on bonus

$3,000 relocation assistance

Debt-free Education

Pet Insurance

Retirement Contribution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in nutrition or related field with clinical experience required.
• CSP certification and active registered dietitian status needed.

Responsibilities

• Utilize nutrition care process to assess and monitor patients.
• Provide counseling and education reflecting health literacy and sensitivity.

Skills

Nutrition Assessment

Nutrition Intervention

Patient Education

Communication Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in nutrition

Graduate degree in nutrition

Post-Graduate degree in nutrition

Job description

Job Description

Job Number:

Registered Dietitian Certified Specialist I in Pediatrics CSP (

Job Number:

24029421)

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• *$7,500 sign-on (eligibility required)
• *$3,000 relocation assistance (eligibility required)
• Debt-free Education* (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
• Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contribution

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: FT

Shift: Days

The community you’ll be caring for:

• Located on a lush tropical campus, our flagship hospital, 1,368-bed AdventHealth Orlando
• We offer great benefits with immediate Health Insurance coverage
• Career growth and advancement potential
• Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
• AdventHealth Orlando houses one of the largest Emergency Departments and largest cardiac catheterization labs in the country
• We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year

The role you’ll contribute:

The registered dietitian utilizes the nutrition care process to screen, assess, diagnose, offer nutrition intervention, and monitor the nutrition status and progress of patients. The registered dietitian uses the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Standards of Practice in Nutrition Care and Standards of Professional Performance for registered dietitians.

The value you’ll bring to the team:

• Assessment: Completes nutrition focused physical assessments, takes measurements, reviews medical records, collects data via interviews, utilizes validated tools, evaluates anthropometric status, and calculates estimated comparative standards.
• Diagnosis: Evaluates assessment data to identify nutrition risks, nutrition problems, criteria consistent with malnutrition, knowledge deficits, and/or high risk health behaviors.
• Intervention: Offers nutrition recommendations, orders, education/counselling, and/or referral to other services.
• Education and Counselling: Provides counseling and education that reflects appropriate health literacy and cultural sensitivity to patients with disease processes that require nutritional management. Uses evidenced based theories and concepts to include transtheoretical model and motivational interviewing.
• Monitoring: Makes follow-up available to detect progress. Adjust nutrition plans of care to reach nutrition goals and to promote optimal outcomes.
• Leadership: Makes supervised practice experience available to dietetic interns and new employees that satisfy learning objectives. Remains abreast of emerging research applications and evidenced-based guidelines, Participates in research, performance improvement, and initiatives.
• Communication: Enters complete, accurate, and timely electronic health record documentation and orders per protocol and standard operating procedure to reflect patient care. Offers timely response to internal electronic communication.
• Collaboration: Participates in patient care rounds. Creates nutrition plans of care that reflect collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals. Promotes evidenced-based nutrition care.

The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or nutrition related field AND 4 years of clinical experience
  • OR Graduate degree in nutrition or nutrition related field AND 2 years of clinical experience
  • OR Post-Graduate degree in nutrition or nutrition related field AND 1 year of clinical experience

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED:

• CSP - certified specialist in pediatrics
• Current active registered dietitian status with Commission of Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• Current active licensed status with the Florida Department of Health