Who We Are JPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported healthcare system in North Texas. Licensed for 582 beds, the network features over 25 locations across Tarrant County, with John Peter Smith Hospital a Level I Trauma Center, Tarrant County's only psychiatric emergency center, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation. The health network employs more than 7,200 people. Acclaim Multispecialty Group is the medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim Multispecialty Group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performance outcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time. Why JPS? We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three Rules of the

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•key components of our everyday experience at JPS. When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you! For more information, visit www.jpshealthnet.org. To view all job vacancies, visit www.jpshealthnet.org, www.jpshealthnet.org/careers, or www.teamacclaim.org.

Job Title:

Dietitian

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Outpatient Requisition Number:

46581

Employment Type:

Part Time Division:

SUPPORT SERVICES

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CLINICAL & NUTRITIONAL Compensation Type:

Hourly Job Category:

Support Services Hours Worked:

8am

•4pm

Location:

John Peter Smith Hospital Shift Worked:

Day Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Dietitian

•Part Time (PT) provides nutritional education and nutritional patient care to assigned patient populations. Screens patients for nutritional risk.

Essential Job Functions & Accountabilities:

Instructs, educates, and counsels with patients and their significant others in nutritional therapy and develops individualized care plans in accordance with the patients disease state, nutritional status, physical, emotional and social needs. Documents pertinent objective and subjective data pertaining to patient status and care in the electronic medical record. Screens patients for nutritional risk. Assesses and reassesses nutritional status of patients and develops nutritional care plans in accordance with patient preferences, age, disease state, and resources. Prioritizes patient care activities, and implements or recommends appropriate changes to improve practice protocols and clinical practice guidelines and schedules follow up assessments and appointments at appropriate intervals to monitor progress. Consults with physicians and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. Serves as a nutritional resource person to other health care professionals, interns, trainees, community civic groups, media, etc. Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations and policies that impact and govern dietetic practice and conducts in-services, authors publications, conducts research to contribute to the education and understanding of the science of nutrition. Job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and may be subject to change with or without notice. Staff are expected to perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

One of the following qualification groupings is required for this position as indicated below: Bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics from an accredited college or university. Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (or Registry eligible with registration acquired within 90 days of employment).

Licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians within 6 months of employment. OR Bachelor's degree in any field of study but has completed the requirements of the specified dietetics program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (or Registry eligible with registration acquired within 90 days of employment). Licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians within 6 months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

None.

Location Address:

1500 S. Main Street Fort Worth, Texas, 76104 United States