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Summary: NICU/PED
65-bed Level IV NICU
18-bed Pediatrics unit
12-bed Pediatric ICU
Performs the functions of a specialized clinical nutrition service, such as nutrition assessment, nutrition education, nutrient intake analysis and patient screening to provide quality nutrition care to patients and families. Completes established competencies for the position within designated introductory period. Other related duties as assigned.
NICU/PED
65-bed Level IV NICU
18-bed Pediatrics unit
12-bed Pediatric ICU
- Our PEDI/NICU RDs: do manage TPNs but ONLY for the pediatric floor, not the NICU.
- Nutritional Assessment: Conduct comprehensive nutrition-focused physical exams, evaluate lab values, monitor growth charts (including head circumference and recumbent length), and review medical histories to assess nutritional status and diagnose malnutrition using approved criteria.
- Care Plan Development & Implementation: Create and implement individualized medical nutrition therapy plans, including calculating specialized formula recipes, recommending supplements, and ordering/managing parenteral (IV) and enteral (tube) nutrition, as authorized by medical staff and state law.
- Monitoring & Evaluation: Continuously monitor patient tolerance of feedings, track weights and lab values, and adjust nutrition plans of care to ensure progress and optimal outcomes.
- Collaboration: Participate in daily medical rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses, lactation consultants, pharmacists, social workers, and other allied health professionals to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to patient care and discharge planning.
- Education & Counseling: Instruct patients and their families, individually and in groups, about diet therapy, food selection and preparation, and adapting food plans to individual needs, ensuring materials are age-appropriate and culturally sensitive
Who We Are
We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community.
Our Story
We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care.
We have a rich history at Tenet. There are so many stories of compassionate care; so many "firsts" in terms of medical innovation; so many examples of enhancing healthcare delivery and shaping a business that is truly centered around patients and community need. Tenet and our predecessors have enabled us to touch many different elements of healthcare and make a difference in the lives of others.
Our Impact Today
Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses - our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.
Our impact spreads far and deep with 65 hospitals and approximately 510 outpatient centers and additional sites of care. We are differentiated by our top notch medical specialists and service lines that are tailored within each community we serve. The work Conifer is doing will help provide the foundation for better health for clients across the country, through the delivery of healthcare-focused revenue cycle management and value-based care solutions.
Together as an enterprise, we work to save lives and can accept nothing less than excellence from ourselves in service of our patients and their families, every day.
Careers at Tenet
At Tenet Healthcare, the heart of what we do centers on caring with compassion, which ultimately creates a bond between our caregivers and patients. Everyone contributes to these moments, whether providing care directly or supporting those who do.
As an organization, we provide employees with resources, tools and support to serve our patients and customers in the best way possible. We also take care of one another, helping team members further develop their career pathways and maximize their potential.
MINIMUM EDUCATION: Completion of a minimum of a Baccalaureate degree granted by a U.S. regionally
accredited college/university or foreign equivalent
PREFERRED EDUCATION:
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: None required.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: 1 to 2 years in a clinical setting
REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE: Registration or Registration eligible with the Commission on
Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics. Must successfully complete registration examination
within six (6) months from date of hire. Possession of current Texas State Licensure or Provisional Licensure by the
Texas State Board of Examiners for Dietitians; if newly registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration must
obtain Texas State Licensure within 90 days from registration.
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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
