Registered Dietitian Clinical Specialist

Ihc Health Services • Murray, UT

264d • $30 - $47 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Dietitian Specialist facilitates the nutrition care process in specialty care areas or specialized populations with a moderate degree of autonomy, using experience-based knowledge, nutrition assessment, and diagnostic reasoning skills and competencies. This position will work MTHF (Wednesdays off) from 0800 - 1800. Mondays and Thursdays will be at IMED Maternal Fetal Medicine and Tuesday and Friday will be at Cottonwood Endocrine and Diabetes. No evenings, weekends, holidays, graves, etc. No remote work. No on-call. This position will be seeing some patients at MFM and some at Cottonwood, but all (or nearly all) patients will be Gestational Diabetes patients.

Requirements

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
• For graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master's degree by an accredited university.
• Completion of an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate-level competency-based dietitian nutritionist program.
• State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians.
• Demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in multiple patient populations and/or disease types.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice.
• 2 or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting, preferred.
• Experience in managing patients in a specialty area, preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish speaking is a plus.
• Certification as a CDCES (Certified Diabetes Education Specialist).
• Relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential (CNSC, CSP, CDCES, CSO, CSR, CSOWM, etc.), preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Medical Nutrition Therapy to individuals with specialized health conditions and or in specialized populations.
• Uses the Nutrition Care Process to facilitate the provision of more complex nutrition care with moderate autonomy and supportive guidance from advanced practice dietitians.
• Uses advanced counseling techniques to influence behavior change.
• Uses technology in estimating needs and nutrition goals (ex: indirect calorimetry, nutrient analysis software, glucometers, etc.).
• Mentors newly graduated dietitians, dietetic interns, and clinical diet techs.
• Applies research to improve patient outcomes.
• Implements the latest evidence-based care with the interdisciplinary team and in updating care practices/processes within the facility.
• Manages nutrition care across the continuum including durable medical equipment order writing.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.

Benefits

• $2,500 sign on bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package covering a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Personal and Laundry Services
• Education Level: Master's degree