Clinical Dietitian II
About The Position
We are so glad you are interested in joining Sutter Health! Organization: SSRRH-Sutter Santa Rosa Reg Hospital Position Overview: Responsible for clinical inpatient and outpatient nutrition care. Duties include nutrition assessment, identification of nutrition problems, recommendation and provision of medical nutrition therapy to meet patient's goals. Job Description: These Principal Accountabilities, Requirements and Qualifications are not exhaustive, but are merely the most descriptive of the current job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, staff changes, workload, or technical development).
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree if graduated after 2024
- RD-Registered Dietitian
- Current clinical dietitian experience in acute-care hospital required, with generalized medical-surgical experience.
- General nutrition principles
- Diet therapy for disease states
- Nutrition support principles
- Education methods
- General psychology
- Assessment of nutritional status of adult & geriatric patients required.
- Ability to read/write/speak English required.
- Ability to meet established deadlines and multi-task in an environment of frequent interruptions.
- Ability to work in self-directed manner, with attention to detail and accuracy required.
- Communication skills required for patient education, problem solving, & multidisciplinary team interactions.
- Basic computer skills required.
Nice To Haves
- Assessment of neonates and pediatric populations desired
- Bilingual verbal skills desirable.
Responsibilities
- Screens and assesses all hospital patients, prioritizing according to the Nutrition Screening and Assessment Procedure.
- Recommends medical nutrition therapy to physicians, as appropriate for patient’s condition and disease process.
- Provides medical nutrition therapy and coordinates nutrition care with Nutrition Services staff, Nursing staff, physicians and therapists.
- Provides nutrition education to patient and/or caregiver.
- Participates in selection and/or development of patient nutrition education materials.
- Participates in patient care rounds.
- Participates in department performance improvement activities.
- Assess patients, recommend and provide medical nutrition therapy, educates patient/caregiver, handles more complex cases
Benefits
- Sutter Health values and supports the unique talents and strengths that each employee brings to our organization.
- As a result, you are empowered to apply your passion for healing in innovative ways to care for patients and their families.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
