Weight Loss Specialty Dietitian

MultiCare Health System•Spokane, WA

1d•$31 - $45•Onsite

About The Position

The Weight Loss Specialty Dietitian is a Registered Dietitian responsible for delivering comprehensive nutrition assessments, evidence-based medical nutrition therapy, and developing individualized nutrition prescriptions based on clinical diagnoses. This role involves ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and reassessment of patient progress within both medical weight loss and bariatric surgery programs. The Dietitian will manage a dedicated patient panel, conducting regular pre- and post-operative appointments as well as medical weight loss consultations. Key responsibilities include providing dietary education, promoting behavioral modifications, and recommending sustainable lifestyle strategies. Additional duties include reviewing laboratory results, addressing micronutrient deficiencies, identifying nutrient-drug interactions, and advising on appropriate dietary supplementation. This professional role requires close collaboration within a multidisciplinary team and coordination of care with bariatric surgeons, bariatricians, and referring physicians. The position also involves facilitating referrals to interdisciplinary resources such as behavioral counseling, eating disorder clinics, pharmaceutical support programs, iron infusion services, and plastic surgery for skin removal. Success in this role demands a high level of clinical expertise, passion, and resourcefulness.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food & Nutrition, Dietetics, or related field
Completion of an ACEND-accredited dietetic program and internship
Current registration with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) and in good standing
Must have a National Provider Identifier (NPI) or obtain one prior to employment start date
Registered Dietitian with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Certified Dietitian in the state of Washington

Nice To Haves

Master’s preferred (MS, MA)
Certified Specialist in Obesity and Weight Management (CSOWM) preferred
Inpatient or outpatient clinical nutrition experience providing medical nutrition therapy using the Nutrition Care Process preferred
Prior experience with adult and adolescent obesity preferred

Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive nutrition assessments.
Provide evidence-based medical nutrition therapy.
Develop individualized nutrition prescriptions based on clinical diagnoses.
Monitor, evaluate, and reassess patient progress within medical weight loss and bariatric surgery programs.
Manage a dedicated patient panel.
Conduct regular pre- and post-operative appointments.
Conduct medical weight loss consultations.
Provide dietary education.
Promote behavioral modifications.
Recommend sustainable lifestyle strategies.
Review laboratory results.
Address micronutrient deficiencies.
Identify nutrient-drug interactions.
Advise on appropriate dietary supplementation.
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
Coordinate care with bariatric surgeons, bariatricians, and referring physicians.
Facilitate referrals to interdisciplinary resources such as behavioral counseling, eating disorder clinics, pharmaceutical support programs, iron infusion services, and plastic surgery for skin removal.