This position is needed to provide ongoing, specialized nutrition care for NICU and pediatric patients, ensuring timely assessment, intervention, monitoring, and comprehensive education for patients and caregivers to support optimal growth, development, improved clinical outcomes, and a safe, well-prepared transition to discharge.
This position manages a complex caseload of patients by providing comprehensive nutritional assessments and developing appropriate nutrition care plans and monitoring outcomes of plans. Provides patient and family nutrition counseling and education. Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary Health Care team providing input into patient care, policies, programs, and quality improvement activities and provides in-service education in areas of expertise.
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About Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a non-profit facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. A Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior. We have a strong patient to nurse ratio, a culture of Shared Leadership, and are proud members of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. In addition to our exceptional clinical environment, our location offers incomparable lifestyle rewards away from work. In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.
In Fairbanks, small-town living, spectacular natural beauty and endless recreation combine to create a one-of-a-kind place to live, work and play.
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Position Available:
Full Time Exempt; Monday-Friday. Occasional Saturday's
Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards. Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
• Requires the knowledge and skills normally demonstrated by a Bachelor's degree in Nutrition, Dietetics or applicable field of study. • Must hold current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). • Must possess a valid Alaska Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD or RDN) license. • Must be able to communicate effectively and function independently. Must be effective at prioritizing assigned patient load. Preferred Qualifications• At least 1-3 years' experience as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. • Additional related education and /or experience preferred.
Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; q ualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is an independent health system located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Banner Health successfully operated Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Tanana Valley Clinic for many years. In 2015, the Fairbanks Hospital Foundation decided that Fairbanksans know what’s best for the Interior and the team embarked on a plan of community owned and operated facilities.
Beginning January 1, 2017, Tanana Valley Clinic (TVC), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) and Denali Center (DC) became part of Foundation Health Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. Foundation Health Partners operates all three facilities through a 15-member Board of Directors.
Community owned and now community operated – Foundation Health Partners is dedicated to providing compassionate health care for every chapter in your life story. At Tanana Valley Clinic, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center, our patients and residents are at the heart of everything we do.
FMH, TVC, and DC serves the entire interior region of Alaska, an area of approximately 250,000 square miles.
