Overview:

Presbyterian is seeing a Clinical Dietitian to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients in an Outpatient Clinic. The Clinical Dietitian utilizes expert knowledge and skills in specialty areas, provides individualized medical nutrition therapy to assigned patient population. Provides leadership in the department by researching, implementing or designing evidence-based nutrition interventions

Type of Opportunity: Full Time (1.0 FTE/40 hours per week)

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8-hour days

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.

• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Strongline Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Shift differentials for nights and weekends
• Differentials for higher education, certifications and various lead roles
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
• EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

• Practices with a high degree of professional autonomy and responsibility through interdisciplinary team communication and ongoing education of team members.
• Responsible for meeting national accreditation requirements as well as development of internal policy and procedures specific to care process.
• May order lab tests for patients when applicable to the treatment plan for purposes patient safety and communication with providers.
• Collaborate closely with infusion companies to ensure correct orders; supports patient and families when working through insurance issues
• Plans, drives and promotes community-based nutrition and wellness education for population served.
• Drives improvement and clinical research, quality and or patient safety initiatives.
• Participates in the orientation and serves as preceptor/trainer of students and new dietitians.
• Provides direct patient care using medical nutrition therapy.
• Teach nutrition and healthful eating classes to patient or community groups which may include evenings and weekends.
• Performs other functions as required.

Qualifications:

Clinical Dietitian I

• Bachelors degree required
• License Dietitian-NM Reg License (LD-NM RL)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)
• BLS Certification required at time of hire

Clinical Dietitian II

• Masters degree required or bachelors with 2 years of additional experience in lieu of masters degree
• License Dietitian-NM Reg License (LD-NM RN)
  
• BLS Certification required at time of hire
• Must have one of the following
• CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
• CNSC - Certified Nutrition Support Clinician
• CSP - Certified Specialist Pediatrics
• Successful completion of PHS Nutrition Informatics Competency
• Successful completion of PH competency in adult parental nutrition support

Clinical Dietitian III

• Masters Degree required or bachelors with 2 years of additional experience in lieu of Masters degree.
• 8 years experience in medical nutrition therapy in area of specialty
• Licensed Dietitian-NM Reg License (LD-NM RL)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)
• BLS Certification required at time of hire
• MUST HAVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Certifications in CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator),
• CNSC (Certified Nutrition Support Clinician)
• Certificate of Training in Obesity for Pediatrics and Adults through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Management.

Benefits:

Were all about well-being, starting with yours.
Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.

Learn more about our employee benefits.

About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system comprised of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the states largest private employer with nearly 13,000 employees - including more than 1,200 providers and nearly 3,500 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 640,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses

Maximum Offer for this position is up to: USD $44.49 Compensation Disclaimer: The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.