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Dietitian Transplant

HCA Healthcare
United States, Texas, San Antonio
February 23, 2023

Description

Introduction

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At Methodist Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Dietitian Transplant today with Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Fertility and family building benefits through Progyny
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • Family support, including adoption assistance, child and elder care resources and consumer discounts
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Retirement readiness and rollover services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) Dietitian - Transplant. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Dietitian - Transplant you will responsible for planning, organizing, and evaluating all phases of nutritional care for pre-transplant as well as post-transplant patient populations at several MHS Transplant Clinics. As a Dietitian - Transplant you will coordinate and maintain a high standard of nutritional care and provide advice regarding patient candidacy.

What you will do in this role:

  • As a Dietitian-Transplant you will perform nutritional assessment, develop plans of care and educate patients and caregivers as appropriate.
  • You will participate in satellite clinic operations for patient assessment and multi-disciplinary meetings with the transplant team members to deem candidacy.
  • You will be responsible for meeting patient needs. Must understand the disease process as well as dialysis needs for patients undergoing transplant evaluation and follow up.
  • You will determine recommendations for nutritional status improvements and provide direction and instruction for resolution of barriers to transplantation.
  • You will maintain documentation in the patient's medical record all interventions and recommendations to determine candidacy.
  • You will collaborate with medical team as well as referring dieticians to determine the best transplant plan of care and waitlist nutritional management.

What qualifications you will need:

  • You must have a Bachelor Degree focused on nutritional aspects of patient care in acute care setting
  • You must be a Registered Dietitian and Licensed in the State of Texas
  • You must have a minimum 3 years work experience as a Registered Dietician

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital has been nationally recognized for its record setting kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs. The hospital is home to the Texas Transplant Institute. We are the largest living donor kidney transplant program in the US. In 2019 the center reached a major milestone by performing 231 living donor kidney transplants in a single year. This set a new national record, 65 more transplants than the second center on the list. This is acknowledged in the United Network of Organ Sharing database.

In addition to transplant care, Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is a full service hospital with over 260 beds that provides specialized services for liver cancer care, emergency care, weight loss surgery, urology surgery, vascular surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, colorectal surgery and behavioral health care. It is a designated Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13+, serving as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world. Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant prides itself on providing the highest quality of patient care possible as proven by their consecutive Grade A scores from the Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Grade survey and ranking in the nation's top quartile for patient experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant under Locations.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Dietitian Transplant opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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