Dietitian

VMFH Division Support Services • Tacoma, WA

3d • $36 - $59

About The Position

Provides professional dietitian services, including nutritional status and needs assessment, planning, counseling, and education for individuals and groups. Provides nutritional education to the medical and general community through educational forums and in-house materials. The role requires knowledge of clinical nutrition as it relates to disease states in acute care and/or outpatient settings, sanitation and infection control as they relate to food service delivery, and appropriate charting, documentation, and HIPAA regulations.

Requirements

• High school graduation or GED upon hire.
• Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics upon hire, or 1–3 years of experience in an acute care setting.
• Dietitian certification.
• Knowledge of clinical nutrition related to disease states in an acute care and/or outpatient setting.
• Knowledge of sanitation and infection control as they relate to food service delivery.
• Knowledge of appropriate charting, documentation, and HIPAA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and modify patients’ nutrition care plans according to department standards.
• Collaborate and communicate with the multidisciplinary team, which may include participating in patient rounds and discharge planning.
• Work closely with the bariatric service line to provide nutritional support and education to bariatric patients.
• Promote nutrition education to appropriate individuals and groups as applicable to the assigned area.
• Provide educational training and counseling to patients on nutrition therapies specific to their diagnoses.
• Develop, organize, and present nutritional education classes within FMG/FHS and the broader community.
• Provide nutritional education to the medical and general community through educational forums and in-house materials.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time