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Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Children's Clinics
Tucson, QAT
Internship
Entry
Onsite
4 weeks ago
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About the Role
Children's Clinics in Tucson, AZ seeks a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist to provide comprehensive nutrition services to patients with special health care needs. The role requires a Master's degree in Dietetics, RD credential, and BLS certification.
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Responsibilities
- Conduct assessments, plan, and implement diet recommendations to children and adults with special health care needs
- Calculate nutrients to meet prescribed needs; develop individualized nutrition care plans and educate patients and families
- Document all nutritional care provided in the electronic health record accurately and timely
- Provide nutrition consultation in assigned interdisciplinary specialty clinics
- Provide patient and/or family nutrition counseling and arrange follow up appointments as indicated
- Participate in nutrition educational in services for clinic staff
- Participate in quality improvement and program development activities
- Serve as mentor of dietetic interns from statewide internship programs
- Facilitate ordering of medically necessary nutritional supplies and supplementations
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Dietetics or related field required (Bachelor’s accepted if graduation date prior to Jan 1, 2024)
- Completion of dietetic internship and trainee program or equivalent required
- Registered Dietitian Licensure from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required
- BLS certification required
- Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card required
- At least 1 year of clinical experience strongly preferred
- Two years related pediatric experience preferred
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Summary
- This position is responsible for providing comprehensive nutrition service to eligible patients and provides nutritional consultation to assigned medical specialty clinics.
Essential Functions
- Conducts assessments, plans, and implements diet recommendations to children and adults with special health care needs
- Calculates nutrients to meet prescribed needs; develops individualized nutrition care plans and educates children and their families about their individual nutritional needs
- Documents all nutritional care provided in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies
- Provides Nutrition consultation in the assigned interdisciplinary specialty clinics
- Provides patient and/or family with nutrition counseling and arranges for follow up appointments as indicated
- Participates in nutrition educational in services for the Clinic staff
- Participates in quality improvement and program development activities in specialty area, work team and, as assigned, in cross functional teams. Participates in analysis of patient clinical and functional outcomes of care and uses outcomes information to guide care planning
- Serves as mentor of dietetic interns from a variety of statewide internship programs
- Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentors and provides training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager
- Facilitates the ordering of medically necessary nutritional supplies and supplementations by generating supporting documentation and communicating with vendors as is necessary
- Performs other duties as required and assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Dietetics or related field required
- Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or related field accepted if graduation date is prior to January 1st 2024
- Completion of dietetic internship and trainee program or equivalent required
- At least 1 year of clinical experience strongly preferred
- Two Years Related Pediatric Experience Preferred
- Weight Management Counseling preferred
- Registered Dietitian Licensure from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics required
- AHCCCS Provider Identification Number required and obtained upon hire
- BLS certification required
- Advanced credentialing preferred (CNSC, CSP, CSDH, CSO, CSPCCN, CSOWN, CSR)
- FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE: Employees are required to maintain a current Arizona Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.
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