Registered Dietitian $5,000 Sign On Bonus

Intermountain Health

23h•$22 - $50•Onsite

About The Position

Intermountain Health is hiring for a full-time acute care hospital role at St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Billings, Montana. The opportunity is open to Registered Dietitians at the Clinical Dietitian or Clinical Dietitian Specialist level, and the posting also describes a Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role. Title and compensation are aligned with experience and clinical expertise, with an advancement pathway from Clinical Dietitian to Specialist. 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. The role delivers medical nutrition therapy in acute care and specialized populations, and may include nutrition support such as TPN and tube feeding. Structured onboarding and mentorship are available, including for new or early-career dietitians. The schedule is full-time, Monday through Friday on day shift, with limited weekend rotation of approximately one weekend per month. The posting lists a $5,000 sign-on bonus or relocation assistance, if applicable, for eligible Clinical Dietitians. It describes a collaborative interdisciplinary hospital team and career growth in acute care nutrition. The listed general hourly range for the position is $32.34–$49.94, dependent on experience; separate ranges are also provided for Clinical Dietitian, Clinical Dietitian Specialist, and Clinical Diet Tech Advanced roles.

Requirements

Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or registration eligible for the Clinical Dietitian role; registration-eligible hires must pass the credentialing exam within 6 months of hire.
For registration-eligible graduates after January 1, 2024, a minimum of a master's degree from an accredited university is required; education is verified.
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; where required, it must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
For the Clinical Dietitian Specialist role, current Registered Dietitian registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
For the Clinical Dietitian Specialist role, demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process across multiple patient populations and/or disease types.
For the Clinical Dietitian Specialist role, demonstrated ability to interpret and apply evidence-based research to clinical practice.
For the Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role, Registered Diet Technician registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration, or enrollment in an ACEND-accredited dietetics program with completion of clinical internship hours and registration as a Registered Diet Technician or Registered Dietitian within 6 months of graduation.
For the Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role, demonstrated ability to apply the Nutrition Care Process in completing nutrition assessments.
For the Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role, demonstrated attention to detail, organizational and decision-making ability, and computer proficiency.
For the Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role, experience in a role requiring effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, and experience transcribing information quickly and accurately.
Physical ability to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies.
Ability to communicate verbally and to hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergencies.
Manual dexterity to manipulate complex and delicate equipment precisely and accurately, including frequent computer use and typing.
For roles requiring driving, ability to drive a vehicle, including sitting and seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Nice To Haves

Clinical dietetics experience for the Clinical Dietitian role.
Two or more years of dietetics experience in a clinical setting for the Clinical Dietitian Specialist role.
Experience managing patients in a specialty area.
A relevant dietetics-related specialty practice credential, such as CNSC, CSP, CDCES, CSO, CSR, or CSOWM.
Nutrition support experience, including TPN, tube feeding, and acute care nutrition.

Responsibilities

Deliver Medical Nutrition Therapy to patients in acute care and specialized populations.
Apply the Nutrition Care Process to assess, diagnose, and manage complex nutrition needs in a hospital setting.
Provide advanced nutrition counseling to support behavior change and improve patient outcomes.
Use clinical nutrition tools and technology, including indirect calorimetry, nutrient analysis software, and glucometers, to develop personalized care plans.
Support and mentor dietetic interns, new graduate dietitians, and clinical nutrition staff.
Implement evidence-based nutrition practices in collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
Manage nutrition care across the continuum, including discharge planning and durable medical equipment ordering.
Independently write and manage nutrition-related orders within the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist's scope of practice.
For the Clinical Diet Tech Advanced role, conduct nutrition screening and manage nutrition tasks for technicians and dietitians under Registered Dietitian supervision.
Gather and analyze nutrition data, including calorie counts, and complete and document nutrition assessments.
Identify and document nutrition diagnoses.
Identify and implement appropriate nutrition interventions and nutrition education tailored to customer needs, expectations, and culture.
Monitor and evaluate nutrition outcomes related to diagnoses, goals, and interventions.
Communicate nutrition expertise with appropriate healthcare providers and provide patients with nutrition care and education.
Escalate patient needs and concerns to an appropriate Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Benefits

$5,000 sign-on bonus or relocation assistance, if applicable, for eligible Clinical Dietitians.
Comprehensive benefits package described as supporting physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

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