Dietitian Med Surg | Children's Foundation Research Institute | Full | Time | Days

About the role

We formulate and implement optimal nutrition therapy plans for patients at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. We coordinate nutritional care with other healthcare professionals and model appropriate behavior as outlined in our mission, vision, and values.

Responsibilities

• Provides the Nutrition Care Process
• Formulates and implements pediatric specialty medical nutrition therapy plan of care
• Documents in accordance with policy, procedure, and clinical practice guidelines
• Screens, triages, and prioritizes medical nutrition therapy consults for all age groups
• Completes nutrition assessments and identifies nutrition diagnosis/problems
• Monitors formula orders and calculates special recipes with or without additives for milk tech staff
• Identifies and integrates trends in anthropometic indices and biochemical data, implications of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures
• Performs pediatric nutrition focused physical findings to evaluate nutritional status throughout the lifecycle
• Serves as a resource for multidisciplinary team on proper anthropometric measuring techniques and equipment
• Functions as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team and the Nutrition Therapy team
• Works with case management and social work to identify available resources for formula supplies between WIC, insurance, and community programs
• Completes Ad Hoc charting for in-patient
• Calculates special formula recipes for home and modifies as needed
• Completes education with pt/caregivers, and documents formula education in the EMR
• Maintains communication with patients and caregivers between outpatient appointments and/or inpatient admissions
• Demonstrates professional development and leadership
• Demonstrates performance measurement and quality improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics
• Master's Degree in Dietetics preferred
• 1-3 years experience as a registered dietitian
• Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist - Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Licensed as a Dietitian/Nutritionist in the state where work is performed

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Nutrition Care Process and ability to apply all steps of the process
• Comprehensive knowledge and application of nutrition services and medical nutrition therapy, specifically related to pediatrics
• Comprehensive knowledge, application, and advancement of formularies for preterm, infant, preschool, school age, adolescent, adult, and metabolic and other disease specialty formulas
• Critical thinking to integrate facts, informed opinions, active listening, and observations
• Decision making, problem solving, and collaboration skills
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to patients, public, hospital and medical staff, and physicians
• Ability to function independently on assigned patient care units
• Ability to counsel and educate others
• General knowledge of nutrient analysis, word processing, and spreadsheet software

Supervision Provided

No supervisory responsibilities assigned to this position.

Physical Demands

• Light work - up to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently
• Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal, and extensive reading
• Job functions typically performed under conditions such as those found in general office or administrative work