Inpatient / Outpatient Transplant Clinical Dietitian

Company: Intermountain Health
Location: Salt Lake City
Posted on: February 16, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description:Facilitates the nutrition care process in order to provide the patient with optimal medical nutrition therapy.Check this out Essential Functions

• Completes and documents nutrition assessment.
• Assess and interpret nutrition-related lab values.
• Identifies and documents nutrition diagnosis.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nutrition interventions including quality nutrition education based on customer needs, expectations, and culture.
• Monitors and evaluates individual nutrition outcomes related to nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions.
• Communicates nutrition expertise with all appropriate healthcare providers.
• Collaborates with other dietitians including referring patients to specialty-trained dietitians as appropriate.
• Supports nutrition care across the healthcare continuum.
• Participates in department continuous improvement projects.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.Skills
  • General Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
  • Malnutrition Diagnosis
  • Nutrition Requirement Calculations
  • Anthropometric Measurements
  • Nutrition Education
  • Critical Thinking
  • Customer Service
  • Professional Communication
  • Computer ProficiencyQualifications
    • Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration or registration eligible. If hired in registration eligible status, employee must successfully pass the Registered Dietitian credentialing exam within 6 months of hire to remain in the job.
    • For registration eligible graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master's degree by an accredited university. 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 requirement for Registered Dietitians. If the primary state of practice requires licensure or certification, this must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
    • Experience in clinical dietetics, preferred.Physical Requirements
      • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
      • Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
      • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
      • For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.Physical Requirements:
        • Interact with others requiring the employee to communicate information.
        • Operate computers and other equipment requiring the ability to move fingers and hands.
        • See and read computer monitors and documents.
        • Remain sitting or standing for long periods of time to perform work on a computer, telephone, or other equipment.Location:Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical CenterWork City:MurrayWork State:UtahScheduled Weekly Hours:40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $28.15 - $43.42 We care about your well-being - mind, body, and spirit - which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits packages for our Idaho, Nevada, and Utah based caregivers , and for our Colorado and Montana based caregivers . Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. All positions subject to close without notice.

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