Clinical Dietitian II

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Barnes Jewish Hospital has an opening for a Clinical Dietitian. You will gain a great amount of experience working with our diverse patient population! This role is benefits eligible and requires 40 hours a week. Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The Department of Food and Nutrition at Barnes-Jewish Hospital consists of Patient, Retail and Catering Service areas on both the North and South Campus. It is the role of the department to serve the needs of patients, visitors and employees with excellent customer service. Our qualified staff services the patients' nutritional needs during their hospital stay according to specified guidelines to improve their clinical status and assist in the healing process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 2-5 years experience
• Dietitian License for State Employed
• Registered Dietitian

Nice To Haves

• Specialty Certifications: CSP, CNSC, CDCES, CCTD , CSO, CSG , CSR, Weight Management; Adult, Ped, Adolescent.
• Master's degree is not required if hired before 1/1/24.
• Master's Degree
• 5-10 years experience
• Supervisor Experience

Responsibilities

• Assesses the needs for additional testing, evaluates additional sites for nutrition support and anticipates potential complications.
• Determines whether barriers to understanding are present and impacting the patient’s/caregiver’s compliance with the nutrition intervention/plan of care. Evaluates patient’s ability to adhere to the plan of care during health care treatment.
• Assimilates new research outcomes and translates results into practice. Identifies key questions in clinical decision making, extracts research, and adjusts practice based on strength of this evidence.
• Evaluates best available research/evidence in conjunction with other health care professionals to individualized patient/ client care.
• Proposes changes to workflow patterns to improve organizational efficiency and patient/client care outcomes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level