Pediatric Cardiac Care Unit Clinical Dietitian Specialist

The Registered Dietitian Specialist facilitates the nutrition care process in specialty care areas or specialized populations with a moderate degree of autonomy, using experience-based knowledge, nutrition assessment, and diagnostic reasoning skills and competencies. Shift: 8 hours/day 3 days per week (likely Mon/Wed/Fri), rotating into weekends, on call and holidays. Part Time 24 hrs/weekly. Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to individuals with specialized health conditions and or in specialized populations. Uses the Nutrition Care Process to facilitate the provision of more complex nutrition care with moderate autonomy and supportive guidance from advanced practice dietitians. Uses advanced counseling techniques to influence behavior change. Uses technology in estimating needs and nutrition goals (ex: indirect calorimetry, nutrient analysis software, glucometers, etc.) Mentors newly graduated dietitians, dietetic interns, and clinical diet techs. Applies research to improve patient outcomes. Implements the latest evidence-based care with the interdisciplinary team and in updating care practices/processes within the facility. Manages nutrition care across the continuum including durable medical equipment order writing. Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol. Qualifications include Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, completion of a minimum of a master’s degree by an accredited university for graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program, state licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians, demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in multiple patient populations and/or disease types, demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice, 2 or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting preferred, experience in managing patients in a specialty area preferred, relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential preferred. Physical requirements include ability to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies, frequent verbal communication, manual dexterity for equipment manipulation, frequent computer use, and for roles requiring driving, ability to drive a vehicle safely. The position is located at Intermountain Health Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah.