Children’s Hospital Colorado Hiring for Dietitian Assistant PRN (as-needed) at Colorado Springs, Colorado Full Time

Job ID73877LocationColorado SpringsFull/Part TimeOn DemandRegular/TemporaryRegularWhy Work at Children’s….Here, it’s different. Come join us.Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs is a top-ranked hospitallocated in a top-ranked city.With a regional team of more than 1,000 team members, Children’sColorado has been present in southern Colorado since 2001 and now has teammembers at five locations providing outpatient specialty care, emergencycare, inpatient care and therapy care. Children’s Hospital Colorado,Colorado Springs is the first pediatric-only hospital in the region andincludes the region’s only emergency department and operating rooms builtjust for kids and served by pediatric experts who have dedicated their livesto treating kids – and only kids – and who are directly linked to one of thecountry’s leading pediatric academic medical centers.Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the bestpossible care to each child and family we treat.That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access,advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with differentidentities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know wecan see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects thediversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diversetalent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help usone day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comesthrough oA career at Children’s Colorado will challenge you, inspire you andmotivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.Learn about Children’s Colorado and our culture:Find out more about living and working in Colorado Springs:Additional InformationDepartment: CSH Clinical NutritionHours per week: PRN, as neededShift: The Dietitian Assistant PRN covers time off requests and sick leave.The shift is 7:30-4PM. The Dietitian Assistant role at CHCO-COS is daily,including holidays, to support our clinical nutrition department.Job OverviewThe Dietitian Assistant provides operational support for the ClinicalNutrition department and clinical assistance with patient’s nutritional care.Dietitian Assistants at CHCO-COS complete daily nutrition screenings,calorie counts, NICU/PICU nutritional flowsheets, formula mixing andprovides discharge formula/human milk recipe teaching with teach back tocaregiResponsibilitiesPOPULATION SPECIFIC CARENeonate – 30 days to 1 yrToddlers – >1 yr to 3yrsPre-Schoolers – >3yrs to 5yrsSchool age – >5yrs to 13yrsAdolescent – >13yrs to 18yrsAdult – >18yrs to 65yrsESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSAn employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of thefollowing essential functions. These examples do not include all of thefunctions which the employee may be expected to performDetermines nutritional risk of patients in accordance with policies andprocedures and maintains communication with Registered Dietitian (RD) staff.Partners with patients, families and nursing to calculate and document allintakes, oral and nutrition support for inpatient orders for calorie count.Responsible for triaging phone calls, nutrition risk screening, caloriecounts, diet analysis, meal planning, nutrition support flow sheetcalculations and ketogenic diet initiation.Supports and coordinates the ketogenic diet orientation with the ketogenic RDand team. Plans menus for patients in accordance with the ketogenic dietprescription.Provides training to families on how to prepare keto meals while in patientand for home use.Coordinates and collaborates closely with the room service coordinators infood service to ensure compliance with inpatients diet modifications.Assists patients and families in meal planning for patients on a complextherapeutic diet that cannot be managed through room service. Responsible foroutpatient diet analysis of food records submitted by RD’s and medicalproviders.Supports and collaborates with the eating disorder RD’s to help familieswith pati