Pediatric Registered Dietitian | NICU | Le Bonheur | 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 disciplines and model appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH's 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/problem(s).
• Maintains and integrates trends in anthropometric indices and biochemical data.
• Performs pediatric nutrition focused physical findings to evaluate nutritional status.
• Makes increased frequency of monitoring and adjusts pediatric plan of care.
• Functions as an integral member of the clinical interdisciplinary team.
• Navigates wide network of pediatric formulas and additives.
• Works with case management and social work to identify available resources.
• Documents need for each resource, how much will come from each resource, and assists with document completion for insurance, DME and community resource formula coverages.
• Identifies goals and provides age-specific, culturally appropriate nutrition counseling and education.
• Uses evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines and appropriate instructional methods.
• 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 and communicates outpatient issues and nutrition plan of care in EMR messaging.
• Demonstrates professional development and leadership.
• Demonstrates performance measurement and quality improvement.
• Performs other job functions as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• Required - Bachelor's Degree Dietetics
• PREFERRED - Master's Degree Dietetics
• Preferred - Dialysis 0-1 years
• Required - Dietitian-Nutritionist Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Dietitians/Nutritionist Examiners
• Required - Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist - Commission on Dietetic Registration
• Preferred - Dietitian-Nutritionist Mississippi - Mississippi State Department of Health

Skills

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

Working at MLH means carrying the mission forward of caring for our community and impacting the lives of patients in every way through compassion, a deliberate focus on service expectations, and a consistent striving for excellence.

Pay

Details of pay are not specified in the provided job posting.

Schedule

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