DIETITIAN (PER DIEM)
UHS•Las Vegas, NV
•Onsite
About The Position
The Dietitian is responsible for providing nutritional care, treatment, rehabilitation, and education to patients based on assessments of their needs, conditions, impairments, disabilities, and age. The role includes assessing nutritional status, developing care plans, educating patients and families, calculating nutritional and actual intakes, and preparing special diets.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics or a closely related field approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
- Completion of a CADE-accredited supervised practice program at a healthcare facility, community agency, or foodservice corporation, or a program combined with undergraduate or graduate studies; programs typically run six to twelve months.
- Computer proficiency.
- Valid registration as a Registered Dietitian from the ADA.
- Current Nevada state license as a Dietitian.
- Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide services appropriate to the age of patients served on the assigned unit or department.
Nice To Haves
- Specialty certification (CDE, CNSD, CSP, or CDR) may be required for a specialty position.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ nutritional status.
- Develop nutritional care plans based on patient assessments.
- Provide nutritional treatment, rehabilitation, and education to patients.
- Educate patients and their families.
- Calculate nutritional and actual intakes.
- Prepare special diets.
- Provide services appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit or department.
Benefits
- Market-competitive compensation.
- Generous paid time off.
- Time Off Benefit Opt Out Program in exchange for a 9% pay differential.
- Educational and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year.
- SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
- Employee referral bonus opportunities.
- Career growth and development opportunities within the hospital and Valley Health System.
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, plus an HSA savings account.
- Life, dependent life, supplemental life, accident, and critical illness insurance options.
- Voluntary auto, home, and pet insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program with emotional health, everyday living, caregiving, personal well-being, legal and financial consultation, and work-related resources for employees and family members.
- Health and wellness benefits including RethinkCare, Inflection, Sword Thrive, and Livongo.
- Adoption and fertility assistance programs.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Discounted UHS stock purchase plan.
- Employee discounts on electronics, entertainment, health and wellness, and more.
