Be Part of an Extraordinary Team 

A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Paragon Healthcare brings over 20 years in providing life-saving and life-giving infusible and injectable drug therapies through our specialty pharmacies, our infusion centers, and the home setting.

Registered Dietitian Senior (RD) - Paragon Healthcare

Location: 3033 W President George Bush HWY STE 100, Plano TX 75075. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

Shift: 8 Hour, Days, Hybrid onsite 1 day per week. 

Build the Possibilities. Make an Extraordinary Impact.

The Registered Dietitian Senior (RD) - Paragon Healthcare is responsible for assisting with the overall supervisory responsibilities for clinical dietitians and provides leadership in the clinical direction of the designated nutrition support program.

How you will make an impact:

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Developing, coordinating, and implementing processes, and fulfilling administrative duties as well as completing technical activities necessary to assure alignment to organizational goals.
• Responsible for providing the highest quality nutrition program services within attainable resources while ensuring a cost-effective operation.
• Act as subject matter expert leading the activities and training designated clinical dietitian staff.
• Reviews nutritional information, makes recommendations, and provides final decision related to commercial and government payor qualification criteria for nutrition support therapy.
• Assists with preparing necessary paperwork for billing which supports payor criteria.
• Supports billing in any issues such as appeals, denials or audits for nutrition support patients.
• Serves as the primary contact for clinical issues, concerns and/or questions for clinical dietitians.
• Assist with development of nutrition support training and education materials for patients and staff.
• Supports CNM with development of nutrition support policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Supports the pharmacy, sales, customer service and adjunct departments as a nutrition support clinical liaison.
• Assists with inventory and product shortage management strategies and protocol development/implementation.
• Performs in-depth nutrition assessments and follow up on all appropriate patients per policy and procedure while maintaining adherence to most up to date, evidence-based guidelines.
• Communicate findings of in-depth nutrition assessment and follow-up to all appropriate disciplines.
• Participates in the inter-disciplinary nutrition care planning and patient plan of care.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires BA/BS and minimum of 5 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
• Registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and applicable state Licensed Dietitian required.
• RD must successfully pass CNSC exam within 12 months of hire and maintain certification throughout employment.
• For Carelon Health and Paragon business units, satisfactory completion of a Tuberculosis test is a requirement for this position.
• For Paragon business units, requires a Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC) credential required.
• Must successfully pass CNSC exam within 12 months of hire and maintain certification.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• CNSC preferred or complete the certification within the first year of employment.
• Experience writing TPN, preferred.
• Experience managing the TPN Formula, Day to day, Week to Week, Ect. preferred.
• Experience taking charge and managing patient care as needed, preferred. 
• Ability to take call 10-12% of weekends per year, highly preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.