Clinical Dietitian

HealthPartners; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthPartners is seeking a Clinical Dietitian to provide in-patient nutrition services at Regions Hospital. The role involves performing assessments, developing nutrition plans, and educating patients and staff. This position offers flexibility with an on-call/per diem schedule and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

401K with match

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

On-site employee fitness center

On-site employee clinic

Support for employee resilience

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Dietitian licensed in Minnesota within 5 months.
• Experience in patient nutrition care and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Perform nutritional assessments and document results.
• Develop and implement individualized nutrition care plans.
• Participate in program development to ensure excellent nutrition care.

Skills

Nutritional assessments

Patient education

Nutrition care planning

Education

BA/BS in Food and Nutrition

Dietetics supervised practice/internship

Job description

Clinical Dietitian provides in-patient clinical nutrition services in all areas where nutrition care is needed. In addition, you will take on the following responsibilities:

• perform nutritional assessments, including nutrition focused physical exams
• develop and implement nutrition care plans with use of order writing privileges
• assist with nutritional assessment, development, and implementation of nutrition care plans
• monitor patient response, documentation, and provision of nutrition education to patients/clients, medical staff, dietetic students/interns, and the community.
• incorporate standards of medical nutritional therapy with the individual patient’s age (from infancy to old age), weight, medical, physiologic, and social/cultural needs.
• participate in the development and evaluation of the patient food service to maximize. nutritional intake, patient satisfaction and to assure that the nutritional content of the diets meets dietary and medical nutrition therapy guidelines.
• develop, maintain, and evaluate programs, policies and procedures and improvement processes to assure excellent nutrition care.

FTE: 0.0; On-Call/Per Diem

Work Schedule: 8am-430pm; Required to work a minimum of 4 shifts per month - 2 shifts must be a weekend shift.

• Current casual employees can expect to work 24-40 hours per week during the summer, with the potential for similar hours in the fall depending on business needs.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS Food and Nutrition and supervised practice/internship in dietetics
• Must be a Registered Dietitian and licensed with the state of Minnesota within 5 months of employment.

Benefits: Regions Hospital offers a competitive benefits package (0.5 FTE or greater) that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, 401K with match, disability insurance, and tuition reimbursement.Benefits take effect first day of employment. We offer an on-site employee fitness center and an on-site employee clinic to make it more convenient for our staff to get the care they need. We also have a Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency. Regions Hospital is a qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Regions is also a proud to be a Yellow Ribbon Company.