Registered Dietitian I

Arkansas Children's Hospital; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital is seeking a Part-time Dietitian to provide safe and effective family-centered nutritional care across age ranges from newborn to adult. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and RD licensure, with a Master’s preferred. You will review diagnoses, implement care plans, and collaborate with a medical team to optimize patient nutrition.

Occasional weekend coverage may be required. The position offers a swing shift schedule and room for professional development within a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university.
• Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education with experience.
• Licensed Dietitian (LD) - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - CDR

Responsibilities

• Reviews diagnosis and designs and implements nutritional care plans for patients utilizing general dietetic standards.
• Performs nutritional assessments and works with medical team to provide optimal nutrition care for patients.
• Identifies nutrition related issues and obtains assistance/referrals for complex problems.
• Monitors patients' progress.
• Communicates effectively with patients, family, and all medical staff.
• Educates and provides guidance to patient, family, care-givers, and staff on diet, feeding regimen or other nutritional information prior to discharge or during outpatient consultation.
• Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary medical team.
• Documents all pertinent nutrition information in patient's medical records according to policy.
• Attends nutritional case studies, department in-service and other training opportunities and document continuing education credit in CDR format.
• Actively participate in Medical Team rounds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

Work Shift:

Please see job description for details.

Time Type:

Part time

Department:

CC097241 Clinical Nutrition

Summary:

Work schedule: 20-hour per week swing shift; 2-3 days per week; occasional weekend call coverage required

Salary:

Most new hires start between $24.40-$30.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Additional Information:

Provides safe and effective family centered nutritional care to patients from new born to adult with a variety of diagnoses. Reviews diagnosis and implements nutritional care plans for patients using general dietetic standards and regulations. Serves as a resource for other staff to assist with problem-solving, participates in shared governance and evidence based practice and begins developing clinical leadership skills in their assigned areas. Generally independent and works on complex cases. Contributes to assigned projects.

Required Education:

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university

Recommended Education:

Master’s degree; or equivalent combination of education with experience

Required Certifications:

Licensed Dietitian (LD) - Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board, Registered Dietician Nutritionist - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)

Description

• 1. Reviews diagnosis and designs and implements nutritional care plans for patients utilizing general dietetic standards.
• 2. Performs nutritional assessments and works with medical team to provide optimal nutrition care for patients.
• 3. Identifies nutrition related issues and obtains assistance/referrals for complex problems. Writes therapeutic diet orders within scope of practice.
• 4. Monitors patients' progress.
• 5. Communicates effectively with patients, family, and all medical staff. Provides appropriate information (problems, requests for service, improvement suggestions, etc.) to management.
• 6. Educates and provides guidance to patient, family, care-givers, and staff on diet, feeding regimen or other nutritional information prior to discharge or during outpatient consultation.
• 7. Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary medical team. Collaborates with nutritional services to ensure that necessary foods are available and procures formula from appropriate sources. Works with dietetic interns and provides peer review of nutritional assessments and diet orders.
• 8. Documents all pertinent nutrition information in patient's medical records according to policy. Document daily charges for patients seen, procedures and activities performed and time spent on each.
• 9. Attends nutritional case studies, department in-service and other training opportunities and document continuing education credit in CDR format.
• 10. Actively participate in Medical Team rounds.
• 11. Performs other duties as assigned.