Dietician-Adv Practitioner / Radiation Therapy / SGH / Part time 0.5 / *Intra-unit

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Weekend Requirements:

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$36.588 - $47.210 - $57.833

 

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices. 

 

What You Will Do
Provides clinical nutrition leadership and expertise in varied patient care settings within Sharp Health Care, the community, and the department. Completes nutrition assessments and reassessments, provides education to patients and their families as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. Provides specialized consultation and guidance in nutritional management to physicians, nursing, dietitians and others. Functions as a technical resource in the development of clinical nutrition research studies, proposals and protocols.

Required Qualifications

• Education as required for Registered Dietitians (RD) under the guidelines of the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
• CDR Registered Dietitian (RD) - Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent related experience.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Current RD registration in good standing with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), and current specialty certifications related to the position are required. Examples of specialty certifications are CNSC (Certified Nutrition Support Clinician), CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator) and CSO (Board Certified Specialist in Oncology). Individuals hired without a specialty certification have a six month period to obtain the certification.

Essential Functions

• Act as a resource
  Available to advise other healthcare professionals and the community on the most optimal/advantageous practices for patient care delivery.
  Demonstrates examples of improved outcomes due to intervention with other staff, clinicians or physicians.
  Identifies dilemmas and takes appropriate steps to resolve issues. Documents interventions and outcomes.
• Administrative responsibilities
  Meets applicable guidelines for productivity.
  Prioritizes and organizes work assignments effectively so that both clinical and administrative responsibilities are met and time spent on various assigned tasks meets expectations.
  Completes paperwork (i.e. patient charges, cardexes, timecards, quality improvement data collection forms, clinical logs, medical record review forms) accurately and within the expected time frame.
  Keeps supervisors informed of work assignments and changes in status or schedule. Notifies supervisor regarding vacation and time off.
  Collaborates with co-workers and other members of the healthcare team to effectively promote positive patient outcomes.
• Committee participation
  Obtains supervisor approval before committing to a task force or committee.
  Attends meetings regularly and on time.
  Participates in meetings and projects created by task force or committee and follows through on assigned tasks.
  Commutates effectively with the task force or committee and disseminates relevant information to staff.
  Sends or emails task force/committee evaluation form to chairperson of group at least 60 days before the annual evaluation packet is due.
  Joins committees that are appropriate and relevant to the position and ensures that time spent as member of the group is within department guidelines.
• Communication and training
  Serves as a mentor to train Dietitians in their specific area as needed.
  Completes medical record reviews on peers and presents constructive feedback to peers.
  Precepts dietetic interns, students and staff as requested or desired and ensures appropriate competencies are completed.
  Develops written material for organizational publications on nutrition-related topics.
  Presents nutrition information to members of the interdisciplinary team and/or community, following guidelines established by the department. Provides material to staff members not present and includes evaluations for presentations.
  Completes a nutrition-related project based on an identified need in the department. Projects should include identifying the problem, developing the plan of action, and establishing a plan for monitoring the plan.
  Participates in Sharp-sponsored community activities to promote Sharp HealthCare and the role of the Dietitian as a member of the health care team. Responds to requests from Sharp Corporate Communications, Community Relations Committee, Administration, and other departments to meet the community needs and to promote Sharp HealthCare.
• Nutrition assessments
  Identifies and prioritizes nutritional needs and goals.
  Responds to patient and family educational needs.
  Complies with regulatory agency standards, hospital policies, procedures, practice guidelines, and other clinical criteria.
  Assesses learning needs and addresses barriers to learning when indicated.
  Refers patient and family to outside resources when indicated.
  When indicated, recommends and documents appropriate and cost-effective interventions to improve patient outcome.
  Participates in patient care conferences and rounds.
  Communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary patient care team regarding the nutrition care plan.
  Implements, updates, and documents the plan of care, seeking out resources when appropriate.
  Evaluates the patient's progress toward nutrition goals and determines the need to alter goals and interventions.
  Revises goals based the patient's progress toward established goals and in response to interventions, change in condition, and other relevant factors.
  Documents using the correct forms, abbreviations, and format.
• Professional development
  Attends professional educational opportunities as appropriate.
  Maintains current knowledge of clinical nutrition topics by attending conferences and reviewing journals and literature.
  Incorporates new information/best practices into work environment.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Salary : $37 - $47