Dietitian Nutritionist Weight Management
About The Position
The Dietitian Nutritionist provides nutrition assessment, monitoring, medical nutrition therapy, counseling, and education for patients and clients in the Weight Management Bariatric Program. The role uses current scientific literature and considers medical status, anthropometric data, clinical assessment, and nutrition evaluation when developing and adjusting nutritional care. The Dietitian Nutritionist coordinates care with physicians, nurses, and other disciplines; completes required clinical documentation; evaluates patient and family education; and contributes to staff education, training, mentoring, and the dissemination of nutrition research. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, scheduled on weekdays, with a hybrid arrangement that includes two remote days. It is sign-on bonus eligible based on eligibility.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree if registered as a dietitian before January 1, 2024; master’s degree if registered as a dietitian on or after January 1, 2024.
- RD/LDN registry eligibility or Registered Dietitian credential through the Commission on Dietetic Registration, and licensure by the applicable state Board of Dietetics and Nutrition.
- If hired as RD/LDN registry eligible, obtain RD/LDN registration within four months of hire.
- Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development principles and skills appropriate to the ages, cultures, developmental stages, and special needs of the population served.
Nice To Haves
- Specialty certification may be required, such as CDCES, CNSC, or AND certifications; department managers determine relevant certifications and the required timeframe for obtaining them.
Responsibilities
- Assess and monitor patients’ and clients’ nutritional status, adjusting nutritional care as indicated using current scientific literature and relevant medical, anthropometric, clinical, and nutrition evaluation information.
- Provide medical nutrition therapy and counseling, including assessment, education, development, monitoring, and implementation; complete consultations and referrals as received.
- Coordinate nutrition care with physicians, nurses, and others as part of the overall patient or client therapy program.
- Complete required documentation—including nutritional care plans, assessments, consultations, nutrient intake analyses, and education—in a timely, professional, and thorough manner.
- Provide and evaluate the effectiveness of patient, client, and family education; develop and use appropriate materials, identify learning needs, assess learner responses, and document education.
- Develop or provide periodic in-services on selected topics for team members and other disciplines as requested.
- Participate, under manager or designee guidance, in basic skills orientation, training, and mentoring of team members and dietetic interns as applicable.
- Teach and share nutrition research results and findings with medical team members, nursing, pharmacy, patients, and the public.
- Communicate with multidisciplinary departments about patient or client care and related issues, including personnel performance feedback when requested or applicable.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus eligibility, based on eligibility
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Potential premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, based on teammate circumstances
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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Job Type
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