Clinical Dietitian

Lake Region Healthcare; Fergus Falls (MN); On-site; USD 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

Lake Region Healthcare seeks a full-time Inpatient Clinical Dietitian to join our Nutrition Services team, providing nutritional care for inpatients and collaborating with clinicians. The role splits time with the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation program, with no on-call, weekends, or holidays.

Hours are 72 biweekly, day shifts, and compensation ranges hourly; sign-on bonus of $20,000 offered. Strong communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and MN RD licensure required or obtained within 3 months.
• Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition.
• Certification in Diabetes Education or Weight Management preferred.
• Food Safety certification or willingness to obtain within 1 year.
• Strong interpersonal, decision-making, computer and math skills.
• Knowledge of applicable food safety regulations; WordPerfect and MS Office preferred.
• Must pass pre-employment health screening and attend work site per schedule.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nutritional care to inpatients with diverse conditions.
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals for nutrition plans.
• Recommend enteral and parenteral nutrition and dietary supplementation.
• Partner with Food Services to manage menu software and nutrition labeling.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Decision making

Computer skills

Mathematical abilities

Education

Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition

MN RD license

Dietitian registration

Tools

WordPerfect

Microsoft Office

Job description

$20,000 sign-on bonus with two year work commitment! New grads welcome to apply!

Lake Region Healthcare is seeking a full time Inpatient Clinical Dietitian to join our Nutrition Services team in a fun, fast-paced environment that provides nourishing food to our patients, fellow employees, and visitors. This is a great opportunity for new graduates, and experienced Dietitians, to work with a variety of patients, with no on-call, weekends, or holidays!

The Clinical Dietitian plays a vital role on our healthcare team by providing comprehensive nutritional care to patients with a variety of disease states and medical conditions. The Dietitian monitors, assesses, and optimizes patients’ nutritional status based on their current medical condition and overall nutritional needs. This role includes collaborating with physicians and other healthcare professionals to coordinate medical and nutritional care, as well as making recommendations for enteral (tube) and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition support and dietary supplementation.

The Dietitian’s time will be allocated between inpatient care and participants in the Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. In addition, the Dietitian partners with Food Services as a subject matter expert to manage menu software and verify the accuracy of nutritional labeling in the café.

The Dietitian works flexible hours based on patient needs, generally Monday through Friday, with limited to no weekend shifts and no holiday requirements. The Dietitian reports to the Nutrition Services Director. This position involves regular interaction with patients, nurses, physicians, department directors, hospital staff, patients’ families, and the public. Strong interpersonal communication and educational skills are essential. The Dietitian must maintain patient confidentiality and demonstrate the ability to work independently.

Hours/Shifts

72 hours biweekly, day shifts Monday to Friday with no on-call, weekends or holidays!

Compensation

Hourly Wage Range: $30.48- $40.97/hour. Please note that final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications and internal equity considerations.

Lake Region Healthcare is pleased to offer a comprehensive benefit program designed to meet your unique needs. This includes medical and dental coverage; HSA, FSA and 401k plans; EAP, life and disability coverage; voluntary accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity coverage; pet insurance, ID theft protection and legal services. For new employees, the effective date of coverage for most plans is the first of the month, following a 30-day waiting period.

EEOC

Lake Region Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Qualifications

• Education/Special Skills: Registration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, as well as a Minnesota RD license are required, or requirement to obtain MN licensing within three months from hire date.
• Requires a Bachelor of Science Degree in Food and Nutrition;
• Certification in Diabetes Education or Weight Management is preferred (or willingness to acquire within 2 years).
• Have Food Safety certification or be willing to obtain with in 1 year of hire.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, decision making abilities, computer application, and mathematical abilities.
• Must have working knowledge of federal, state, a local regulation regarding food safety and sanitation. Proficiency withWordPerfect and Microsoft Office Suite software preferred.
• Visual acuity is needed for inspection of data, figures, computer terminals, and preparing, and reading written materials.
• Successful completion of the pre-employment health screening process required.
• Visual acuity is needed for inspection of data, figures, computer terminals, and preparing, and reading written materials.
• Must be able to attend work site per schedule.