Dietitian 1

University of Washington Medical Center•Seattle, WA

13d•$69,120 - $98,892•Onsite

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Husky Health Center at the University of Washington has an excellent opportunity for a Registered Dietician to join our growing clinical staff. This position will work closely with clinicians and campus partners to help educate students about nutritional health and provide dietary counseling to patients with a broad spectrum of medical needs. This is an 80% - 100% FTE, 10-12-month onsite position. Salary Range - $5,760 - $8241 per month at 100% FTE. ABOUT HUSKY HEALTH: Husky Health Center, on the UW Seattle Campus in the Division of Student Life, is an AAAHC-accredited outpatient facility providing high quality health care to a wide range of individuals. Husky Health Center has 38,000 patient visits annually, two thirds by undergraduate and graduate students, and one third by faculty, staff and other community members. Husky Health is committed to supporting the UW Medicine Patients Are First Service Culture Guidelines.

Requirements

One year’s experience working as a Registered Dietitian
Bachelor's degree involving major study in food and nutrition or dietetics
Registration as a Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, or eligibility for registration at the time of hire and passage of the registration examination within one year of date of hire
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
Ability to work with a health care team and a diverse student and patient population
Knowledge of technical principles, theory, and practice of nutrition, and eating disorders
Design therapeutic menus and diet planning, medical nutrition therapy and instruction for special diets and food cost control
Knowledge and understanding of Health At Every Size and Intuitive Eating principles
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Effective organization and time management skills and orientation to detail

Nice To Haves

3 years’ experience working as a Registered Dietician
Experience working with an electronic health record, ideally EPIC
Experience working with young adults and students in higher education

Responsibilities

Assess patient nutritional and health needs, provide dietary counseling and prescribe or modify therapeutic diets to address dietary issues and support healthy eating habits
Make nutrition plan recommendations for patients with nutritional issues such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, eating disorders, exercise-induced amenorrhea, Health At Every Size, family risk factors, etc
Serve as a nutrition consultant for other members of the health care team
Work closely with medical providers and appropriately seek consultation to develop nutritional recommendations for patients
Recommend to medical staff medication use or dosage to optimize nutritional therapy and address food and drug interactions for designated medications
Review patient records as needed to assess dietary compliance with patient nutritional needs
Work with Husky Health marketing and communications and campus partners to develop activities, communications, and outreach strategies that engage and educate UW students about nutrition
Provide individual and group education about nutrition to optimize health and wellness and disease prevention
Implement and monitor state, federal, local and AAAHC standards regarding nutritional services
Develop, organize, implement and evaluate nutrition education for patients while considering their budgets, tastes, cultural norms, and health conditions
Develop and provide continuing education on nutrition topics to provider colleagues
Maintain knowledge and practice of the latest nutritional research
Serve as a member of interdisciplinary teams and participate in educational and quality improvement processes