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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

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing pediatric nutritional care; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals

• Knowledge of corporate, local, state, and national regulatory and billing requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them

• Skill in professional communication with staff and physicians involved in care, to ensure quality patient outcomes and care coordination

• Skill and proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite

• Ability to obtain accurate anthropometric measurements and the ability to interpret measurements in a special needs population

• Ability to counsel patients and family on the importance of nutrition in patient’s treatment plan and distributes appropriate literature as needed

• Ability to design and develop nutritional programs required by patients

• Ability to effectively manage time with a proven ability to meet deadlines; organization and attention to detail

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient, personnel, and corporate data

• Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

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

Experience:

At least 1 year of clinical experience strongly preferred

Two years related pediatric experience preferred

Weight Management Counseling preferred

Licenses and Certificates:

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. Evidence of a current and valid fingerprint clearance card must be received to begin and maintain employment.

AGE OF PATIENTS ATTENDED BY EMPLOYEE IN THIS POSITION

Check all that apply:

___ N/A X Neonatal (newborn) X Pediatric (birth-13) X Young Adult (14-21) X Adult (21-65)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of that which an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation.

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY: 1

Category 1: Performs tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue. Use of appropriate protective measures should be required.

Category 2: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but employment may require performing unplanned Category 1 tasks. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue but exposure or potential exposure may be required as a condition of employment. Appropriate protective measure should be readily available.

Category 3: Performs tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids or tissue and Category 1 tasks are not a condition of employment. The normal work routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissues.