Clinical Dietitian - Full Time First Shift
About The Position
As a Clinician Registered Dietitian I, the employee supports the overall Mission and Vision of Valley Health by providing the highest quality and best-practice service to its customers. The Registered Dietitian I may be employed in any one of the acute or outpatient Valley Health settings, is an active member of the interdisciplinary team, is responsive to physician consults, assesses for nutrition risk and medically necessary needs of the patient and provides discipline specific interventions through the nutrition care process. The Registered Dietitian I is responsible for establishing and maintaining professional competence, identifying educational needs and seeking out learning opportunities from more advanced clinicians and specific continuing education. The Registered Dietitian I is mindful of the fiduciary responsibilities and delivers nutrition therapy in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to evidence based practice, documentation and billing guidelines, and begins to recognize need for program development and process improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelors Nutrition/Dietetics or Masters accepted by Commission on Dietetic Registration
- 2 Years clinical experience (4,160 hours)
- Registered Dietitian or Registry eligible within six months
- Responder Certification - American Heart ‘Healthcare Provider’ (HCP) - AHA approved required
- West Virginia licensure or eligible, if applicable.
- New hires must have American Heart Association (AHA) appropriate certification prior to completion of orientation.
- Basic computer and keyboarding skills or participation in computer training within the first year of employment.
- Competent to successfully interact with patients, according to their special needs which may apply based upon the age of the patient served - Age Specific Competencies.
- Learning and exhibiting consistent proficiency for entry level, setting defined, basic competency in the provision of discipline specific interventions.
Responsibilities
- Assesses for nutrition risk and medically necessary needs of the patient.
- Provides discipline specific interventions through the nutrition care process.
- Establishes and maintains professional competence.
- Identifies educational needs and seeks out learning opportunities from more advanced clinicians and specific continuing education.
- Delivers nutrition therapy in a timely and efficient manner, adhering to evidence based practice, documentation and billing guidelines.
- Begins to recognize need for program development and process improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
- Dental and vision insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance
- Retirement Savings Match
- A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
- Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account for childcare
- Life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development
- Discounts to on-campus dining
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
