Clinical Dietitian, Muskogee Days-hybrid option

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc.; Muskogee (OK); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation bonus

Job summary

Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee, Inc. is seeking aRegistered Dietitian to improve patients' nutritional health. You will collaborate with healthcare staff to evaluate, educate, and implement individualized nutrition plans and re-evaluate outcomes.

The position requires a Baccalaureate Degree in Dietetics with ACEND accreditation, Oklahoma licensure, and at least 6 months of related experience. The role offers a daytime schedule, potential remote hybrid option, and a sign-on/relocation bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Baccalaureate Degree with ACEND-accredited program.
• Licensed or eligible Dietitian licensure in Oklahoma.
• Minimum 6 months related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient nutritional status and risks.
• Develop and communicate diet recommendations aligned with treatment plans.
• Provide timely counseling and nutrition education for patients.
• Coordinate with health-care team for nutrition care.
• Document interventions and evaluate patient progress.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Counseling

Interpersonal communication

Data interpretation

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Dietetics

ACEND-accredited Dietetics Education Program

Job description

Full Time Days $10,000 Sign-on Bonus and $2,500 Relocation Bonus, per policy Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 20% Remote hybrid option #GENIND

Job Summary:

Provides professional methods to improve the nutritional health of a patient and keep the body healthy. Works in collaboration with any other healthcare staff to provide needed evaluations, assessments, education, development of nutritional plan(s), implementation and subsequent re-evaluation regarding nutritional therapy and requirements.

Minimum Education:

Baccalaureate Degree along with completion of a dietetic education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

Registered Dietitian by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a current Dietitian License with the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. In some instances new graduates may be registration-eligible and provisionally licensed.

Work Experience:

Minimum 6 months related experience, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Basic nutrition assessment and counseling skills. Effective written, oral and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to integrate the analysis of data to discover facts or develop knowledge, concepts or interpretations. Ability to organize and prioritize work in a timely and efficient manner. Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data. Basic computer skills.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient nutritional status and associated risk factors through patient and provider contacts.
• Develop and communicate recommendations for a suitable diet in keeping with or developing treatment plan to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provides appropriate, pertinent consultation in a timely fashion for inclusion in the reporting processes.
• Serves as a resource and nutritional specialist as needed.
• Provides counseling based on established standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Counsels individuals on nutritional principles, dietary plans and diet modifications, food selection and preparation, as appropriate.
• Gathers appropriate patient education manuals, visual aids, and other materials for patient mailings.
• Evaluates patient compliance with dietary interventions.
• Provides coaching to improve life style behaviors contributing to poor nutrition and poor health.
• Coordinates nutritional case management/therapy activities with health care team members.
• Conducts responsibilities in accordance with the standards set by applicable federal and state laws, policies and procedures, and applicable professional standards and codes of ethics.

Decision Making:

The carrying out of non-routine procedures under constantly changing conditions, in conformance with general instructions from supervisor.

Working Relationships:

Works directly with patients and/or customers. Works with internal and external customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions:

None.

Supplemental Information:

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties.

Nutrition & Food Services Main Dining Room - Muskogee Campus Location:

Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana.

EOE Protected Veterans/Disability:

Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.