Registered Dietitian – Outpatient Oncology

Baptist Health · Lexington

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Job Title: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

The Oncology Pathway supports patients throughout the cancer care continuum by coordinating services across diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care. The department works collaboratively with multidisciplinary clinical teams to ensure timely access to care, evidence-based treatment planning, and a patient-centered experience that promotes quality outcomes and continuity of care.

Job Description:

Under limited supervision, professional medical nutrition therapy provides groups and individuals of all ages and abilities, in a variety of settings in the outpatient nutrition service area. Follows established standards of practice and guidelines defined by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, USDA, American Diabetes Association, and other evidenced based resources for the assessment of patients, and subsequent planning, implementation, evaluation of nutrition education. Services also include continuum of care for out-patients requiring medical nutrition therapy. Works with an established multidisciplinary team of professionals to provide quality nutrition education services including all department services. Also provides support for the outpatient diabetes education services as needed.

• Performs and documents a complete and comprehensive medical nutrition therapy plan in accordance with scope of practice, policies and procedures, national standards of care, as well as consideration of the needs, barriers, and skills/abilities/resources/support system of each patient service in the outpatient setting. 
• Coordinates the nutritional plan of care for outpatients as part of the diabetes education program and supports the overall established diabetes educational curriculum.
• Provides counseling in an effective and compassionate way, using active listening techniques and professional behavior, individualizing the care of each patient, setting mutually agreed upon goals, and performing follow up activities.
• Works with RNs and all members of the team in the department to provide individual and group classes for all types of diabetes related services, including the Diabetes Prevention Program.
• Cross trained to provide diabetes education services as needed.
• Accountable for measurements of effective and successful education to patients through measured goals and outcome reports, audits, and satisfaction survey/feedback.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Current registration or registration-eligible with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Those registration-eligible must become registered within 6 months of date of hire unless extension is granted.
• Licensed Dietitian in Kentucky or licensed-eligible after receiving CDR registration. Those licensed eligible must become licensed in KY within 6 months after receiving CDR registration unless extension is granted.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with patient education and counseling
• Prefer a minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge in nutrition management of conditions and illnesses as well as normal nutrition.
• Has knowledge of growth and development with the ability to assess nutritional status and provide nutrition interventions for all life stages based on established guidelines.

Benefits: Full-Time 32 weekly hours (0.8 FTE) - 40 weekly hours (1.0 FTE) 

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance 

• Life Insurance 

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance 

• Identity Theft Protection 

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually  

• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave  

• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire  

• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)  

• PTO Sell Back Program  

• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation) 

• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support  

• Retirement with Company Match 

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

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