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Logan Health Medical Center is looking for the right candidate to fill a full-time outpatient dietitian role. This position will be ½ general outpatient dietitian and ½ medical fitness center dietitian.
The medical fitness center piece will include working with cardio-pulmonary rehab patients and providing general wellness and performance-based nutrition advice to adults and youth. An interest in eating disorders is a plus. The dietitian will be a part of an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals working to care for our patients, and will provide nutrition care according to professional standards to all assigned areas.
A good candidate is someone who is willing to be flexible, independent, and inquisitive, and who has a desire to grow nutrition programs and meet the needs of a diverse set of clients.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Sciences or Advanced degree from an accredited institution with emphasis in foods and nutrition required.
- Credentialed as Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) by Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) though the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) required.
- Licensed by the Montana State Board of Medical Examiners to function as a Nutritionist required.
- Required CPR vary by work location:
- Logan Health Medical Center: RQI Responder
- Logan Health Medical Fitness Center: Heartsaver CPR/AED
- Minimum one (1) year experience in health care setting preferred.
- Possess ability to communicate effectively and maintain cooperative relationships with providers, staff members and patients. Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Job Specific Duties:
- Screens, accesses, and identifies nutrition diagnosis, provides nutrition intervention, monitors and evaluates individuals.
- Participates in multi-disciplinary rounds, attends department staff meetings, and collaborates with other healthcare professionals.
- Provides clinical dietetic and nutrition services per consult and classes to assigned area(s).
- Exhibits a commitment to professionalism while undertaking all tasks and in all interactions with patients, clients, physicians, facility staff and the community at large.
- Effectively utilizes electronic health records (EHR) and clearly documents nutrition interventions, outcomes, and plan of care in a timely fashion.
- Incorporates data from other members of healthcare team to assess patient knowledge.
- Provides nutrition education and resources to patients, families and staff.
- Mentors students and interns.
- Participates in organizational and community events that support Logan Health’s nutrition services, including, but not limited to; performance improvements, revisions of standards of care, patient education materials, and National Nutrition Month.
- Exhibits vigilance of unit specific and organizational wide budget constraints as evidenced by appropriate utilization of all resources, which includes, but is not limited to; supplies, overtime, low census and timeliness of work product.
- Prioritizes workload and reflects flexibility in job function to meet the demands of the department.
- The above essential functions are representative of major duties of positions in this job classification. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned similar to the above consistent with knowledge, skills and abilities required for the job. Not all of the duties may be assigned to a position.
Maintains regular and consistent attendance as scheduled by department leadership.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $35.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- AD&D insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Wellness program
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Work Location: In person