Senior Registered Dietitian RDN

Banner Health; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Banner University Medical Center Tucson is seeking a Registered Dietitian to provide nutritional care for pediatric patients. A minimum of 1 year pediatric RD experience is preferred, with duties including assessment, growth chart interpretation, and formula calculations for preparation staff.

The role requires effective communication within the care team, education for patients and families, and potential cross-coverage across pediatric services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent coursework.
• RD or RD Eligible per CDR.
• Master's degree required by Jan 1, 2024.
• RD credentials within 6 months of hire.
• Current state licensure required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive nutrition assessments and develop care plans.
• Write orders for nutrition care and nutrition support.
• Educate patients and families and provide in-service programs.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team and participate in quality improvement.

Skills

Effective communication

Prioritizing caseload

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nutrition/Dietetics

Master's degree (required by 2024)

Registered Dietitian (RD) or RD Eligible

Job description

Primary City/State: Tucson, Arizona
Department Name: Diabetes Mgt-Hosp
Work Shift: Day
Job Category: Facilities, Environmental Services, and Culinary
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POSITION SUMMARY

As our Registered Dietitian at Banner University Medical Center Tucson, you will provide nutritional care and recommendations specifically to our Pediatric population. A minimum of 1 year of work experience as an RD on a pediatric unit doing pediatric consults strongly preferred. You must be able to assess general pediatric assessments, able to estimate needs including failure to thrive/catch up growth/decreased muscle tone populations, experience with reading/charting of growth charts including pediatrics in wheelchairs/poor muscle tone, ability to calculate powder formula recipes (accounting for powder displacement) for the formula mixing technician to follow. PICU and NICU experience is not necessary but it would be a good bonus skillset to have as the pediatric RDN team will cross cover for each other.

Schedule is 7am-330pm with some flexibility to start between 7am to 8:30am as needed. Generally Mon-Fri with occasional Saturday rotation.

Banner University Medical Center Tucson is nationally recognized for providing exceptional patient care, teaching future health-care professionals and conducting groundbreaking research. Also located on the campus is Diamond Children's, recognized for its specialized pediatric services including neonatal and intensive care, emergency medicine and cancer therapies. Banner University Medical Center Tucson is a Level 1 Trauma Center, meaning we care for the most critically injured patients. The hospital is consistently listed among the nation’s top hospitals in the prestigious Best Hospitals ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The academic medical center has earned Magnet Recognition becoming the only hospital in southern Arizona to meet the rigorous standards of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Magnet Recognition Program® for nursing excellence. The hospital's physicians are full-time faculty of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson. Our specialty services include comprehensive heart and cancer care, advanced neuroscience techniques and a multi-organ transplant program.

CORE FUNCTIONS

• Provides comprehensive nutrition assessment of patients' nutritional needs, to include nutrition-focused physical exams as appropriate. Obtains timely and appropriate data and analyzes/interprets data based on evidence-based standards and established practice guidelines.
• Demonstrates and maintains competency in enteral and parenteral clinical practice protocols and oral nutrition management standard of practice as demonstrated by successful completion of initial competency exams and ongoing evaluation.
• Writes orders to initiate and manage the nutrition care and of all assigned patients including those receiving nutrition support (parenteral and enteral nutrition) per protocols.
• Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan and communicates effectively to the other members of the healthcare team to provide optimal nutrition outcomes. Provides pertinent information in the medical records, patient plans of care and/or clinical pathways while meeting requirements of regulatory agencies (i.e. Joint Commission, CMS, State and Local Agencies).
• Provides nutrition education to patients, families, staff and other health care team professionals through the development of effective teaching materials and in-service programs; Evaluates patient and/or family response to education.
• Provides leadership in area of coverage, monitors proper patient care procedures and acts as liaison with nursing areas. May participate in process improvement teams. Serves as mentor to new staff and interns where assigned.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities in clinical areas to ensure optimal nutrition care outcomes are achieved. May participate in outcome studies as needed. In some roles, this position may manage assigned staff: recruits, selects, trains, evaluates, manages performance.
• This position interacts with patients, families, health care providers and nutrition and dietary staff in support of providing high quality nutrition assessment, care planning, delivery and measurement of outcomes. Position communicates effectively and provides education to ensure optimum nutritional care. Position works independently and provides guidance to nutrition services staff in the development of nutrition plans. Position may also provide community education.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess knowledge of nutrition and dietetics demonstrated through the completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, or equivalent coursework.
• Must be a Registered Dietitian or RD Eligible based on academic and professional requirements as defined by the Commission on Dietetic Registration(CDR) of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Effective January 1, 2024 CDR requires a minimum of Master's degree to be eligible to take the registration examination.
• Must possess RD credentials within 6 months of hire.
• Must hold current registration through the Commission on Dietetic Registration of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and be able to maintain ongoing registration verification of registration annually.
• Maintains current licensure as required by State law.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and function independently.
• Must be effective at prioritizing assigned patient case load.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, and BUMG, BUMCT, or BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting that serves children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

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