Clinical Dietitian - Oncology

Location Address:

8200 Constitution Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM 87110-7656

Compensation Pay Range:

Minimum Offer $26.21 Maximum Offer $40.03

Summary:

Build your Career. Make a Difference. 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. 

How you grow, learn and thrive matters here.
• Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
• Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
• Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
• Malpractice liability insurance
• Loan forgiveness through the  New Mexico Higher Education Department 
• EPIC electronic charting system

Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

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:

Level III

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

Level II

• Master's Degree requires bachelor’s with 2 years of additional experience in lieu of master’s degree.
• 16 months Experience in medical nutrition therapy in area of specialty
• Licensed Dietitian-NM Reg & License (LD-NM RL)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)
• MUST HAVE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Certifications in CDE (Certified Diabetes Educator), CNSC (Certified Nutrition Support Clinician), or Certificate of Training in Obesity for Pediatrics and Adults through the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Management

Level I

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Licensed Dietitian-NM Reg & License (LD-NM RL)
• Registered Dietitian (RD)

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 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.
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.

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