Clinical Dietitian On-Call

Overview

Looking to be part of something more meaningful? At HonorHealth, you'll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients.

You'll have opportunities to make a difference. From our Ambassador Movement to our robust training and development programs, you can select where and how you want to make an impact.

HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for our full-time and part-time team members designed to help you and your family live your best lives.

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Join us. Let's go beyond expectations and transform healthcare together.

HonorHealth is one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area.

The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more.

With nearly 14,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers and hundreds of volunteers dedicated to providing high quality care, HonorHealth strives to go beyond the expectations of a traditional healthcare system to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona.

Learn more at HonorHealth.com.

Responsibilities

Job Summary

Evaluates nutrition risk criteria, assesses nutritional status and develops and implements plan of nutrition care based on evidence based practice and diagnosis related care guidelines.

Documentation is outcome oriented and supports progress toward nutrition goals. Reviews current nutrition publications and research;

adapts findings to nutrition care practice and development of patient education materials.

• Reviews integrated nutrition screening reports and accurately identify patients at nutritional risk.
• Completes nutritional assessment using established evidenced based, diagnosis related nutrition care guidelines.
• Evaluates patient outcome and progress toward achieving nutrition goals. Revises intervention and / or education plan.
• Serves as nutrition specialist and resource to physicians, HH departments, allied health professionals, and accredited nutrition programs.
• Prepares written outcome oriented documentation for the patient's medical record on all consultation in accordance with evidence based practice guidelines.
• Researches, develops and implements patient nutrition care protocols and educational materials, based on evidence based practice.
• Participates in performance integration and improvement of patient care processes and department or system process improvement initiatives.
• Assesses nutrition education needs and provides individualized education to patients and families.
• Adapts to changes in work environment. Recognizes and performs duties and responsibilities which need to be done although not specifically assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Master's Degree as required by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (effective Jan. 1, 2024) or bachelor's degree grandfathered prior to this update Required

Experience

None Required

Licenses and Certifications

Food Service RD - Registered Dietitian Current Registration by the Commission on Dietetics Registration Upon Hire Required