What are the responsibilities and job description for the Renal Dietitian position at University of Utah Health?
Details
Open Date 01/16/2025
Requisition Number PRN40984B
Job Title PS Clinical Dietitian
Working Title Renal Dietitian
Job Grade UGR
FLSA Code Professional
Patient Sensitive Job Code? Yes
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Full-time, 40 hours per week. Monday – Friday from 8am-5pm.
VP Area U of U Health - Academics
Department 00848 - Pediatric Administration
Location Campus
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $61,529 to $91,343
Close Date 04/16/2025
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Division of Pediatrics Nephrology in the University of Utah, School of Medicine has an immediate opening for a Clinical Dietitian. The Clinical Dietitian will work with departmental and interdisciplinary health care team to provide patient care that is integrated and compatible with patient-centered medical goals and objectives. This position is responsible for assessing the nutritional status, identifying nutritional concerns, and developing, implementing and evaluating outcomes of nutrition care plans for patients at nutritional risk. If you are interested in becoming part of a team whose mission is to improve the lives of children, we invite you to consider this opportunity.
The University of Utah offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Excellent health care coverage at affordable rates
- 14.2% retirement contributions that vest immediately
- Generous paid leave time
- 11 paid Holidays per year
- 50% tuition reduction for employee, spouse, and dependent children
- Flex spending accounts
- Free transit on most UTA services
- Employee discounts on a variety of products and services including cell phones & plans, entertainment, health and fitness, restaurants, retail, and travel
- Professional development opportunities
Additional benefits information is available at https://benefits.utah.edu/
Responsibilities
Essential Functions
Conducts comprehensive nutritional assessments for patients’ nutritional needs by collecting, recording, and interpreting data from patients, clients, family members, caregivers, and other individuals and groups. Assess pediatric renal patients’ nutritional status, growth and development and screen for potential nutritional risks in pediatric nephrology, pediatric dialysis and pediatric kidney transplant clinic and as inpatient at PCH as appropriate.
Provide nutrition therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease utilizing ongoing laboratory data, food records and growth patterns as the basis for determining dietary recommendations.
Organizes and categorizes the data in a meaningful framework that links nutrition assessment parameters with nutrition diagnoses, and determines when a problem requires consultation with or referral to another provider.
Interpret medical, laboratory and dietary parameters to determine diet/formula recommendations. Review and evaluate patients’ diet history, anthropometric measures, and pertinent lab values and assesses nutritional needs based on DRI’s for age, medical condition and therapies, and medications. This includes oral, enteral, and parenteral needs as appropriate.
Communicate laboratory results and changes to diet/medication therapy to patients and providers and provide diet education to patients/parents as needed.
Recommends appropriate feeding modality, diet, or nutrition support (oral, enteral, parenteral) for macro and micronutrients and fluids in collaboration with pediatric nephrologist and monitors patients’ response to the daily nutrient intake making appropriate recommendations for nutritional intervention when necessary.
Works cooperatively with health care providers, patient/client/caregivers to implement and communicate the nutrition care plan and expected outcomes. Coordinate with pediatric nephrology providers and pediatric nephrology nurses to submit documentation to insurance companies for medication and formula coverage as needed.
Provide patient education on nutritional needs and/or therapeutic diets to pediatric renal patients on both an inpatient and outpatient service basis and develop new approaches for educating patients and families.
Teach nutrition, nursing, medical students, residents and other health care providers about diet therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease. Conducts in-services and educational presentations for hospital and department staff and oversees the development and revision of specialized patient education materials, clinical forms, and protocols.
Maintains accurate record keeping of daily clinical activities, including information for scheduling and billing. Maintain records of patients’ dietary prescriptions, growth and nutritional status, and education/counseling sessions in EMR .
Complete WIC orders and home care orders for enteral nutrition needs of patients on formula and/or nutrition support.
Rotate on-call responsibilities with other renal dietitian to provide inpatient nutrition consultation for hospitalized renal patients including dialysis and transplant patients and pediatric nephrology patients requiring renal diet modifications/nutrition support. Average on-call requirement is 1-2 weeks per month. This consists of being available via email/phone to the on-call pediatric nephrologist Mon-Friday 8am-5pm, excluding weekends and holidays.
Participates in Pediatric Nephrology inpatient rounds as needed.
May enter nutrition-related orders, as defined by University of Utah Registered Dietitian Order Writing Protocol.
Participate in division-based research and quality improvement projects.
Works in close collaboration with all members of the renal transplant and dialysis teams to provide optimal communication and enhancement of patient nutritional care, education and research.
Responsible for keeping updated on developments in clinical nutrition in pediatric renal kidney disease and maintaining up-to-date standards of practice.
In-person attendance in outpatient clinics at Primary Children’s Hospital Salt Lake City and Lehi campuses. Available for virtual outpatient visits for selected patients in general nephrology clinics.
- Demonstrated potential ability to perform the essential functions as outlined above.
- Ability to provide care to the population served.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles of life span growth and development.
- Ability to assess data regarding the patient’s status and provide care as described in the department’s policies and procedures manual.
- Demonstrated computer literacy skills, including word processing, nutrient analysis, and spreadsheet software.
- Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.
- Ability to educate individuals with various levels of education and understanding.
- Knowledge of nutrition-related order entry to include applicability of ordering pertinent lab values, swallowing evaluations, and inpatient/outpatient consults to ancillary services that align with patients’ nutrition care plan.
- Demonstrated service excellence for patient and family-centered care by showing respect, honesty, fairness, and a positive attitude toward all customers.
- Demonstrated accountability with the rules for use and disclosure of patient/client protected health information required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ( HIPAA ).
- Advanced knowledge of human physiology, biochemistry, and metabolism as it relates to clinical nutrition status, food chemistry, nutrient composition, and dietary analysis.
- Knowledge of federal requirements set forth under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) Conditions of Participation (CoP) and/or Conditions of Coverage (CoC) in order to receive Medicare/Medicaid payment.
- This position involves light work that may exert up to 20 pounds and may consistently require light work involving lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects involving patient care or medical equipment.
- Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- Current License to practice as a Certified Dietitian in the State of Utah.
- Two years of clinical/practical experience or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience).
- Nutrition Focused Physical Exam ( NFPE ) Training.
This position is patient-sensitive and must fulfill all associated requirements. We protect our patients, coworkers and community by requiring all patient-sensitive employees to be immunized according to CDC standards and hospital policy. Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
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Salary : $61,529 - $91,343
