Registered Dietitian
Arkansas Children's
Registered Dietitian
Arkansas Children's
Pediatric hospital providing child healthcare services
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CC017235 Clinical Nutrition - Little RockSalary:
Most new hires start between $24.40-$30.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.Provides safe and effective family centered nutritional care to patients from new born to adult with a variety of diagnoses. Reviews diagnosis and implements nutritional care plans for patients using general dietetic standards and regulations. Serves as a resource for other staff to assist with problem-solving, participates in shared governance and evidence based practice and begins developing clinical leadership skills in their assigned areas. Generally independent and works on complex cases. Contributes to assigned projects.
1. Reviews diagnosis and designs and implements nutritional care plans for patients utilizing general dietetic standards.
2. Performs nutritional assessments and works with medical team to provide optimal nutrition care for patients.
3. Identifies nutrition related issues and obtains assistance/referrals for complex problems. Writes therapeutic diet orders within scope of practice.
4. Monitors patients' progress.
5. Communicates effectively with patients, family, and all medical staff. Provides appropriate information (problems, requests for service, improvement suggestions, etc.) to management.
6. Educates and provides guidance to patient, family, care-givers, and staff on diet, feeding regimen or other nutritional information prior to discharge or during outpatient consultation.
7. Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary medical team. Collaborates with nutritional services to ensure that necessary foods are available and procures formula from appropriate sources. Works with dietetic interns and provides peer review of nutritional assessments and diet orders.
8. Documents all pertinent nutrition information in patient's medical records according to policy. Document daily charges for patients seen, procedures and activities performed and time spent on each.
9. Attends nutritional case studies, department in-service and other training opportunities and document continuing education credit in CDR format.
10. Actively participate in Medical Team rounds.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.
Pediatric hospital providing child healthcare services
Arkansas Children’s Hospital provides pediatric medical care across many specialties through a Little Rock-based hospital and a network of clinics. It delivers emergency, inpatient and outpatient care, diagnostic services, and disease-specific clinics, with care coordinated through doctors, referrals, and online tools like patient portals and bill payment. The hospital stands out by focusing on family-centered, kid-specific care, offering extensive community programs, education, and research through the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute and clinical trials. Its goal is to improve children’s health by delivering comprehensive care close to home, expand access with new facilities in Northwest Arkansas, and support families with resources and partnerships.
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