Registered Dietitian – Outpatient Oncology

Baptist Health System, Inc.; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Ins

Life Insurance

Short Term and Long Term Disability

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Registered Dietitian – Outpatient Oncology to join the multidisciplinary oncology team. You will provide medical nutrition therapy to cancer patients across the continuum, document interventions in the medical record, and collaborate with physicians, nurses and care coordinators.

Requirements include a Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics, Kentucky KD certification, and a minimum of one year of oncology nutrition experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and Kentucky Dietitian certification required.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in oncology nutrition preferred.
• Must be certified as a Dietitian in Kentucky.

Responsibilities

• Provide oncology nutrition services in outpatient settings (infusion clinic, radiation oncology, physician offices, and affiliated centers).
• Maintain timely documentation of nutrition interventions in the medical record and coordinate with the health care team.
• Deliver oncology nutrition knowledge and guidance to the care team.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure continuity of nutrition services across the cancer continuum.

Skills

Nutrition knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree of Dietetics

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Registered Dietitian – Outpatient Oncology

BAPTIST HEALTH LEXINGTON

FULL TIME - DAYS

Job Description:

Serving as a member of the multidisciplinary oncology team, the oncology dietitian in the outpatient setting provides nutritional services to cancer patients across the continuum of the cancer experience including identification of cancer patients at nutritional risk, provision of appropriate medical nutrition therapy for patients actively undergoing cancer treatment, primary prevention, secondary prevention, cancer recurrence, palliative care and community education. Collects, summarizes and reports data regarding patient care as related to nutrition services.

The following list is not intended to be an all-exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities required and are subject to change from time to time. Additionally, other duties may be assigned at the discretion of leadership to meet business, customer, and/or patient needs.

• Provide oncology nutrition services to BHLEX outpatient chemotherapy infusion clinic, radiation oncology, oncology physician offices, outpatient oncology centers located in outlying areas of BHLEX service area and other areas that may be identified.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of nutrition intervention / monitoring and evaluation in the patient’s medical record and ensure that this information is communicated with other members of the health care team involved in the patient’s care.
• Provide oncology nutrition knowledge and expertise to the health care team.
• Work in partnership with health-care team and community to provide continuity of nutrition services for clients and their families across the cancer continuum.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree of Dietetics.
• Minimum Experience – 1 year.
• Certified as Dietitian in Kentucky.

Benefits: Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE)

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.